caochán

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cáechán (one-eyed person), cáech (blind in one eye, adjective); equivalent to caoch (blind) + -án.

Noun

caochán m (genitive singular caocháin, nominative plural caocháin)

  1. purblind creature
    Synonym: caochánaí
  2. mole (burrowing insectivore)
Derived terms
  • caochán cnó (blind nut)
  • caochán marsúipiach (marsupial mole)
  • caochán práta (eyeless potato)
  • carnán caochán (molehill)
  • craiceann caocháin (moleskin)
  • fiagaí caochán (mole-catcher)
  • gaiste caochán (mole-trap)

Etymology 2

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Noun

caochán m (genitive singular caocháin, nominative plural caocháin)

  1. marsh rill; boghole
  2. (physiology) caecum

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caochán chaochán gcaochán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Entries containing “caochán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “caochán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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