Scottish Gaelic word

cuan

sea, ocean, the deep

nounmasculine

cuan means “sea, ocean, the deep” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	cuan
Sèimheachadh	chuan

cuan in context

Tim Armstrong: Air Cuan Dubh Drilseach

Tha an Cuan Innseanach san earra-dheas na dùthcha.

Tha an Cuan Siar san iar na dùthcha agus Cuan na h-Éireann san ear.

Seorsa eun a bhios beò aig, no faisg air, an cuan.

Eadar-dhealaichidh an Cuan Sgitheanach na h-Eileanan Siar agus na h-Eileanan a-staigh.

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