gillán

Middle Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʲil͈aːn/

Etymology 1

From gilla +‎ -án.

Noun

gillán m

  1. young servant

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Old Irish gell +‎ -án.

Noun

gillán m

  1. little hostage or pledge

Further reading

Mutation

Mutation of gillán
radical lenition nasalization
gillán gillán
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngillán

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