From cuas + -án.
cuasán m (genitive singular cuasáin, nominative plural cuasáin)
- (anatomy) cavity (hollow area within the body)
- (firearms) chamber (part of a firearm holding the round before firing)
- small hollow (unfilled space in something solid; cavity)
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cúasán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cuasán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 206
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuasán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN