"cathan" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Scottish Gaelic]

IPA: /ˈkʰahan/ Forms: cathain [genitive, singular], cathain [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Irish cadan (compare Irish cadhan). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|mga|cadan}} Middle Irish cadan, {{cog|ga|cadhan}} Irish cadhan Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|cathain|||||||plural|cathain||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} cathan m (genitive singular cathain, plural cathain), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=cathain|pl=cathain}} cathan m (genitive singular cathain, plural cathain)
  1. barnacle goose Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cathan-gd-noun-5JxLI9Yo Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Geese Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Geese: 63 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Scottish Gaelic]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], cathan [error-unrecognized-form], chathan [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|gd|noun form|g=m-p}} cathan m pl
  1. plural of cath Tags: form-of, masculine, plural Form of: cath
    Sense id: en-cathan-gd-noun-iBE3-DVW Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Welsh]

IPA: /ˈkaθan/ [North-Wales], /ˈkaːθan/ [South-Wales], /ˈkaθan/ [South-Wales] Forms: cathanau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], cathan [error-unrecognized-form], gathan [soft], nghathan [error-unrecognized-form], chathan [error-unrecognized-form]
Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|au}} cathan f (plural cathanau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. kitten Tags: feminine Synonyms: cath fach Derived forms: cathan helyg (english: sallow kitten moth), cathan poplys (english: poplar kitten moth), cathan y gwernos (english: alder kitten moth)
    Sense id: en-cathan-cy-noun-WJcmWUAc Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Baby animals, Cats
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