cupán
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Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kʊˈpˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkʊpˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈkʊpˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔpˠanˠ/[1], /ˈkɔpˠan̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form copán)
Etymology 1
From Old Irish coppán. By surface analysis, cupa + -án.
Noun
cupán m (genitive singular cupáin, nominative plural cupáin)
Declension
Declension of cupán
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
cupán m (genitive singular cupáin, nominative plural cupáin)
- Alternative form of capán (“saucer-like wooden dish, bailer”)
Declension
Declension of cupán
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cupán | chupán | gcupán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cupán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “coppán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cupán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cupán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 23, page 13
