can – Galician noun declension

Galician noun forms of can

Noun: can
Gender: m Hyphenation:
Singular mcan
Plural mcans

Sample Sentences

  • Cando o can ladra na rúa, non ladra de balde. (When the dog barks in the street, it does not bark for nothing)

Nouns inflected like can

miligramo, mililitro, acontecemento, urodelo, ancoradoiro, vimieiro, serrón, sesego, sedeño, iceberg, sarrio, sabuio, sabugo, sabujo, sabuxo, sabelo, sangue, saibro, saltón, salmón, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese can, from Latin canis, canem. Cognate with Portuguese cão. See: Old Portuguese Nouns 'can', Old Portuguese Nouns 'can', Latin Nouns 'canis', Portuguese Nouns 'cão'.

Verbs referencing "can"

French Nouns chien, Spanish Nouns can.

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