carnán

Irish

Alternative forms

• cardán

Etymology

From carn +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːɾˠn̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈkaːɾˠn̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

carnán m (genitive singular carnáin, nominative plural carnáin)

1. heap, pile

   carnán bruscair ― heap of rubbish, kitchen midden

2. mound, hillock
3. (card games) kitty (set of additional cards dealt face down in some games)

   Synonym: ciste

Declension

Declension of carnán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative carnán carnáin Vocative a charnáin a charnána Genitive carnáin carnán Dative carnán carnáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an carnán na carnáin Genitive an charnáin na gcarnán Dative leis an gcarnán don charnán leis na carnáin

Derived terms

• brú carnáin (“rat race”)
• carnán caochán (“molehill”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
carnán	charnán	gcarnán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “carnán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “carnán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “carnán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 119
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “carnán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87