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IRISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

can.

to sing

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

verb/kan̪ˠ//kanˠ/

  1. to sing

  2. to speak, talk

    Ulster
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish canaid, from Proto-Celtic *kaneti (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-. Compare Welsh canu, Latin canō, Ancient Greek καναχέω (kanakhéō), Persian خواندن (xândan).

adv/kan̪ˠ//kanˠ/

  1. whence

    literary
noun/kan̪ˠ//kanˠ/

  1. state, condition

    masculine
noun/kan̪ˠ//kanˠ/

  1. sawdust, wood shavings

    masculine

  2. dandruff

    masculine
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