castán
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish castán (compare Manx and Scottish Gaelic castan), from Latin castanea or Old French chastaigne (modern French châtaigne), with influence from the native suffix -án.
Declension
Declension of castán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- castán Eorpach (“sweet chestnut”)
- castán uisce (“water chestnut”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| castán | chastán | gcastán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
See also
- cnó capaill (“horse-chestnut”)
- geanmchnó (“chestnut”)
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “castán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “castán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Entries containing “castán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “castán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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