Fáelán

Old Irish

Etymology

From *fáel (“wolf”) (first attested in Middle Irish fáel) + -án.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɸaːi̯laːn]

Proper noun

Fáelán m

a male given name
- Félire Óengusso, January 9:
  Fáelán deoda dígrais
  divine, excellent Fáelán

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Fáelán	—	—
vocative	a Ḟáeláin^L	—	—
accusative	Fáelán^N	—	—
genitive	Fáeláin^L	—	—
dative	Fáelán^L	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Middle Irish: Fáelán
- Irish: Faolán
→ Old Norse: feilan (as a byname)
- Icelandic: feilan (as a byname), Feilan (as a given name)