See also: pocan

Irish

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Etymology 1

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From poc (buck) +‎ -án.

Noun

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pocán m (genitive singular pocáin, nominative plural pocáin)

  1. billy goat
Synonyms
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Descendants
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  • English: puckaun, puckawn
  • Yola: puckawne, puckane, pucane

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare póca (pocket).

Noun

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pocán m (genitive singular pocáin, nominative plural pocáin)

  1. small bag
  2. rind (of roast potato)
  3. pollen basket (of bee)
  4. (nautical) (net-)buoy
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Derived terms
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Declension

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Declension of pocán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative pocán pocáin
vocative a phocáin a phocána
genitive pocáin pocán
dative pocán pocáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an pocán na pocáin
genitive an phocáin na bpocán
dative leis an bpocán
don phocán
leis na pocáin

Mutation

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Mutated forms of pocán
radical lenition eclipsis
pocán phocán bpocán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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