loscann

Irish

Alternative forms

loscán

Etymology

From Old Irish loiscend (“toad, frog”) (compare Scottish Gaelic losgann).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠɔsˠkən̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ˠʌsˠkən̪ˠ/[1]

Noun

loscann m (genitive singular loscainn, nominative plural loscainn)

frog
tadpole

Declension

Declension of loscann

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	loscann	loscainn
Vocative	a loscainn	a loscanna
Genitive	loscainn	loscann
Dative	loscann	loscainn

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an loscann	na loscainn
Genitive	an loscainn	na loscann
Dative	leis an loscann don loscann	leis na loscainn

Derived terms

loscánta (“amphibious”, adjective)

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “loscann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “loscann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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