arcán
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒrt͡saːn]
- Hyphenation: ar‧cán
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish orcán, from orc (“pig”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸorkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos. By surface analysis, arc (“piglet”) + -án.
Derived terms
- arcán talún (“aardvark, anteater”)
- cnó arcáin (“pig-nut”)
- grán arcáin (“pilewort, lesser celandine”)
Noun
arcán m (genitive singular arcáin, nominative plural arcáin)
- Alternative form of earcán (“blindworm, slow-worm”)
Declension
Declension of arcán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| arcán | n-arcán | harcán | t-arcán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “arcán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “orcán (‘pigling’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “arcán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “arcán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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