clochán

== English == === Etymology === From Irish clochán. === Noun === clochán (plural clocháns) An old dry-stone hut with a corbelled roof, commonly found on the southwest Irish coast. == Irish == === Alternative forms === clachán === Etymology === From Middle Irish clochán (“paved road or causeway”). By surface analysis, cloch (“stone”) +‎ -án. === Pronunciation === (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈklˠoxɑːnˠ/ === Noun === clochán m (genitive singular clocháin, nominative plural clocháin) clochán (old dry-stone hut), beehive hut clochán coirceogach ― hive-shaped dry-stone hut (collective) stepping stones (obsolete) causeway ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== an Clochán (“Clifden”) Clochán an Aifir (“Giant's Causeway”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cloċán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 149 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “clochán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN