Cuilén

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.

Proper noun

Cuilén m (genitive Cuiléin)

  1. a male given name

Descendants
  • Irish: Coileán
  • Scottish Gaelic: Cailean

Mutation
Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
CuilénChuilénCuilén
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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