"cúán" meaning in Old Irish

See cúán in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkuːaːn/
Etymology: cú + -án Etymology templates: {{suffix|sga|cú|án}} cú + -án Head templates: {{head|sga|noun||||{{{2}}}||||||||{{{3}}}||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|altform=|cat2=|g=?|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} cúán ?, {{sga-noun|cúáin}} cúán ? Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-o-masc|cúáin}}, {{sga-decl-noun|acc_du=cúán+L|acc_du2=|acc_du3=|acc_pl=cúánu+H|acc_pl2=|acc_pl3=|acc_sg=cúán+N|acc_sg2=|acc_sg3=|class=o-m|dat_du=cúánaib|dat_du2=|dat_du3=|dat_pl=cúánaib|dat_pl2=|dat_pl3=|dat_sg=cúán+L|dat_sg2=|dat_sg3=|gen_du=cúán|gen_du2=|gen_du3=|gen_pl=cúán+N|gen_pl2=|gen_pl3=|gen_pl4=|gen_sg=cúáin+L|gen_sg2=|gen_sg3=|n=|nom_du=cúán+L|nom_du2=|nom_du3=|nom_pl=cúáin+L|nom_pl2=|nom_pl3=|nom_sg=cúán|nom_sg2=|nom_sg3=|voc_du=cúán+L|voc_du2=|voc_du3=|voc_pl=cúánu+H|voc_pl2=|voc_pl3=|voc_sg=cúáin|voc_sg2=|voc_sg3=}}, {{sga-mutation}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], cúán [nominative, singular], cúán [dual, nominative], cúáin [nominative, plural], cúáin [singular, vocative], cúán [dual, vocative], cúánu [plural, vocative], cúán [accusative, singular], cúán [accusative, dual], cúánu [accusative, plural], cúáin [genitive, singular], cúán [dual, genitive], cúán [genitive, plural], cúán [dative, singular], cúánaib [dative, dual], cúánaib [dative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], cúán [error-unrecognized-form], chúán [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. small dog Derived forms: Cúán
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "cuán"
          },
          "expansion": "Irish: cuán",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Irish: cuán"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "án"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-decl-o-masc",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúáin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúáin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúánu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúánu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cúáin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúánaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúánaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chúán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
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        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "17": "",
        "18": "{{{pl3}}}",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "?",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "cúán ?",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cúáin"
      },
      "expansion": "cúán ?",
      "name": "sga-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cúáin"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-o-masc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "acc_du": "cúán+L",
        "acc_du2": "",
        "acc_du3": "",
        "acc_pl": "cúánu+H",
        "acc_pl2": "",
        "acc_pl3": "",
        "acc_sg": "cúán+N",
        "acc_sg2": "",
        "acc_sg3": "",
        "class": "o-m",
        "dat_du": "cúánaib",
        "dat_du2": "",
        "dat_du3": "",
        "dat_pl": "cúánaib",
        "dat_pl2": "",
        "dat_pl3": "",
        "dat_sg": "cúán+L",
        "dat_sg2": "",
        "dat_sg3": "",
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        "gen_du2": "",
        "gen_du3": "",
        "gen_pl": "cúán+N",
        "gen_pl2": "",
        "gen_pl3": "",
        "gen_pl4": "",
        "gen_sg": "cúáin+L",
        "gen_sg2": "",
        "gen_sg3": "",
        "n": "",
        "nom_du": "cúán+L",
        "nom_du2": "",
        "nom_du3": "",
        "nom_pl": "cúáin+L",
        "nom_pl2": "",
        "nom_pl3": "",
        "nom_sg": "cúán",
        "nom_sg2": "",
        "nom_sg3": "",
        "voc_du": "cúán+L",
        "voc_du2": "",
        "voc_du3": "",
        "voc_pl": "cúánu+H",
        "voc_pl2": "",
        "voc_pl3": "",
        "voc_sg": "cúáin",
        "voc_sg2": "",
        "voc_sg3": ""
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish terms suffixed with -án",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Cúán"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "cuán glosses canicula"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small dog"
      ],
      "id": "en-cúán-sga-noun-VJwsyJha"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuːaːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cúán"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Cúán"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "cuán"
          },
          "expansion": "Irish: cuán",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Irish: cuán"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cú",
        "3": "án"
      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "cú + -án",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-decl-o-masc",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúáin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúáin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúánu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúánu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúáin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúánaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúánaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cúán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chúán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
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        "17": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "cúán ?",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cúáin"
      },
      "expansion": "cúán ?",
      "name": "sga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cúáin"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-o-masc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "acc_du": "cúán+L",
        "acc_du2": "",
        "acc_du3": "",
        "acc_pl": "cúánu+H",
        "acc_pl2": "",
        "acc_pl3": "",
        "acc_sg": "cúán+N",
        "acc_sg2": "",
        "acc_sg3": "",
        "class": "o-m",
        "dat_du": "cúánaib",
        "dat_du2": "",
        "dat_du3": "",
        "dat_pl": "cúánaib",
        "dat_pl2": "",
        "dat_pl3": "",
        "dat_sg": "cúán+L",
        "dat_sg2": "",
        "dat_sg3": "",
        "gen_du": "cúán",
        "gen_du2": "",
        "gen_du3": "",
        "gen_pl": "cúán+N",
        "gen_pl2": "",
        "gen_pl3": "",
        "gen_pl4": "",
        "gen_sg": "cúáin+L",
        "gen_sg2": "",
        "gen_sg3": "",
        "n": "",
        "nom_du": "cúán+L",
        "nom_du2": "",
        "nom_du3": "",
        "nom_pl": "cúáin+L",
        "nom_pl2": "",
        "nom_pl3": "",
        "nom_sg": "cúán",
        "nom_sg2": "",
        "nom_sg3": "",
        "voc_du": "cúán+L",
        "voc_du2": "",
        "voc_du3": "",
        "voc_pl": "cúánu+H",
        "voc_pl2": "",
        "voc_pl3": "",
        "voc_sg": "cúáin",
        "voc_sg2": "",
        "voc_sg3": ""
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Irish lemmas",
        "Old Irish masculine o-stem nouns",
        "Old Irish nouns",
        "Old Irish terms suffixed with -án",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for gender in Old Irish entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "cuán glosses canicula"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small dog"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkuːaːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cúán"
}

Download raw JSONL data for cúán meaning in Old Irish (3.8kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: cúán/Old Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "cúán"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "cúán",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "cúán"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "cúán",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
  "path": [
    "cúán"
  ],
  "section": "Old Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "cúán",
  "trace": ""
}

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