caochán

== Irish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish cáechán (“one-eyed person”), cáech (“blind in one eye”, adjective); equivalent to caoch (“blind”) +‎ -án. ==== Noun ==== caochán m (genitive singular caocháin, nominative plural caocháin) purblind creature Synonym: caochánaí mole (burrowing insectivore) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== caochán m (genitive singular caocháin, nominative plural caocháin) marsh rill; boghole (physiology) caecum === Declension === === Mutation === === Further reading === de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “caochán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “caochán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caochán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cáechán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language