alcan

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French alcane.

Noun

alcan m (plural alcani)

  1. alkane

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative alcan alcanul alcani alcanii
genitive-dative alcan alcanului alcani alcanilor
vocative alcanule alcanilor

Welsh

Etymology 1

Noun

alcan m (plural alcanau)

  1. (organic chemistry) alkane (saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon)

Etymology 2

Noun

alcan m

  1. alternative form of alcam (“tin, brass”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of alcan
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
alcan unchanged unchanged halcan

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “alkane”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “alcan”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “alcan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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