sacán

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠəˈkɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɑkɑːn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From sac (“sack”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

sacán m (genitive singular sacáin, nominative plural sacáin)

1. diminutive of sac (“sack”)
2. sackcloth

Etymology 2

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Noun

sacán m (genitive singular sacáin, nominative plural sacáin)

1. fieldfare

   Synonym: glaisneach

Alternative forms

• siocán

Declension

Declension of sacán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative sacán sacáin vocative a shacáin a shacána genitive sacáin sacán dative sacán sacáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an sacán na sacáin genitive an tsacáin na sacán dative leis an sacán don sacán leis na sacáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of sacán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sacán	shacán after an, tsacán	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.