túcán
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom French toucan or Portuguese/Spanish tucán, from Tupian tuka, tukan, tukana, which probably originated as an imitation of its cry.
Noun
edittúcán m (genitive singular túcáin, nominative plural túcáin)
Declension
editDeclension of túcán
Descendants
edit- → Yola: thokeawn (figurative)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
túcán | thúcán | dtúcán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “túcán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “túcán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “túcán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024