can

Irish (Donegal)

/kanˠ/

verb
Definitions
  • to sing

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish canaid (sing) inherited from Proto-Celtic *kaneti (sing) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (sing), *keh₂n- (sing).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂n-

Gloss

sing

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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