cupán
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kʊˈpˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkʊpˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈkʊpˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔpˠanˠ/, /ˈkɔpˠan̪ˠ/ (corresponding to alternative form copán)[1]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish coppán. By surface analysis, cupa + -án.
Noun[edit]
cupán m (genitive singular cupáin, nominative plural cupáin)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cupán
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
cupán m (genitive singular cupáin, nominative plural cupáin)
- Alternative form of capán (“saucer-like wooden dish, bailer”)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cupán
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cupán | chupán | gcupán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cupán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “coppán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “cupán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cupán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13