cosán

See also: cosan

Irish

Alternative forms

• casán (Ulster)

Etymology

From Middle Irish casán. By surface analysis, cos +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəˈsˠɑːn̪ˠ/, [kəˈsˠɑːn̪ˠ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈkɔsˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑsˠɑnˠ/, /ˈkɑsˠɑn̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the spelling casán)

Noun

cosán m (genitive singular cosáin, nominative plural cosáin)

1. path, footway, track
2. footpath, pavement, sidewalk

Declension

Declension of cosán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cosán cosáin vocative a chosáin a chosána genitive cosáin cosán dative cosán cosáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cosán na cosáin genitive an chosáin na gcosán dative leis an gcosán don chosán leis na cosáin

Descendants

• → Yola: cousane, cousaane

Mutation

Mutated forms of cosán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cosán	chosán	gcosán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Middle Irish

Noun

cosán m

1. Alternative form of casán