caún

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • cadún
  • cadunu
  • cadagunu (Western Asturias)
  • cadagún (Western Asturias)
  • cadascún (dated central)
  • candún (Llanes)

Etymology

From a contraction of the adjective cada (each, every) + pronoun ún (one).

Contraction

caún m (feminine caúna, neuter caúno, masculine plural caúnes, feminine plural caúnes)

  1. every one, each one