catán

See also: catan and cățân

Irish

Etymology

cat +‎ -án

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /kəˈt̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkat̪ˠɑːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkat̪ˠænˠ/

Noun

catán m (genitive singular catáin, nominative plural catáin)

Synonym of caitín (“kitten; nap of cloth”)

Inflection

Declension of catán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	catán	catáin
Vocative	a chatáin	a chatána
Genitive	catáin	catán
Dative	catán	catáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an catán	na catáin
Genitive	an chatáin	na gcatán
Dative	leis an gcatán don chatán	leis na catáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
catán	chatán	gcatán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “catán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “catán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 121
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “catán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈtan/ [kaˈt̪ãn]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: ca‧tán

Noun

catán m (plural catanes)

Alternative form of catana

Further reading

“catán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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