caorán

Irish

Alternative forms

• cadhrán, caofrán, caofróg

Etymology

From caor (“dry lump or clod of earth or turf”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /keːˈɾˠan̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɾˠanˠ/, /ˈkiːɾˠan̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɾˠanˠ/, (older) /ˈkɯːɾˠanˠ/; /ˈkeːɾˠanˠ/, (older) /ˈkɤːɾˠanˠ/ (corresponding to the form cadhrán); /ˈkiːfˠɾˠanˠ/ (corresponding to the form caofrán); any of the above with /-ɾˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

caorán m (genitive singular caoráin, nominative plural caoráin)

1. moor (region with poor, marshy soil, peat and heath)

Declension

Declension of caorán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative caorán caoráin Vocative a chaoráin a chaorána Genitive caoráin caorán Dative caorán caoráin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an caorán na caoráin Genitive an chaoráin na gcaorán Dative leis an gcaorán don chaorán leis na caoráin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caorán	chaorán	gcaorán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caorán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 117
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caorán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN