amadán

See also: amadan

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish *ammatán (“fool, simpleton”).[1] By surface analysis, amaid (“foolish woman; simpleton, idiot”) +‎ -án (masculine diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

amadán m (genitive singular amadáin, nominative plural amadáin)

  1. (derogatory) fool

Declension

Declension of amadán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative amadán amadáin
vocative a amadáin a amadána
genitive amadáin amadán
dative amadán amadáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-amadán na hamadáin
genitive an amadáin na n-amadán
dative leis an amadán
don amadán 		leis na hamadáin

Quotations

  • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
    əs amədān ān wōr ē.
    [Is amadán an-mhór é.]
    He is a great fool.
  • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
    ńīl šē xō mōr n̥ amədān agəs vŕȧnīn šē ə ve.
    [Níl sé chomh mór an amadáin agus a bhreathnaíonn sé a bheith.]
    He’s not as great a fool as he appears to be.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: amadan, omadhaun

Mutation

Mutated forms of amadán
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amadán n-amadán hamadán t-amadán

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

References

References
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ammatán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 466, page 125
  3. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 317, page 105; reprinted 1988
  4. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 182, page 92
  5. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 268, page 134
  6. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8
  7. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 298
  8. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 45, page 13
  9. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 66, page 17
  10. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 228
  11. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 17, page 8; reprinted 1979

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