cantain

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish cantain, a late verbal noun of canaid (“sings, recites”). === Noun === cantain f (genitive singular cantana) (nonstandard) verbal noun of can (“chant, sing”) chanting, singing birdsong ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cantain”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cantain”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “cantain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026