cosain

== Irish == === Alternative forms === coisin (Galway) === Etymology === From Old Irish con·sní (“contend; strive for; cost”). === Verb === cosain (present analytic cosnaíonn, future analytic cosnóidh, verbal noun cosaint, past participle cosanta) to defend, protect (with ar or ó (“against”)) to earn, merit to cost ==== Conjugation ==== Alternative verbal noun: cosnamh === Mutation ===