amadán
See also: amadan
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish *ammatán (“fool, simpleton”).[1] By surface analysis, amaid (“foolish woman; simpleton, idiot”) + -án (masculine diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɑmˠəˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈamˠəd̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈamˠəd̪ˠan̪ˠ/
Noun edit
amadán m (genitive singular amadáin, nominative plural amadáin)
- (derogatory) fool
- Synonym: dúramán
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, 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, 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.
Declension edit
Declension of amadán
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- amadáinín m (“bat”)
- amadán Aibreáin m (“April fool”)
- amadán earraigh m (“April fool”)
- amadán móinteach m (“dotterel”)
- amadánta (“foolish; fatuous”, adjective)
- Lá na nAmadán m (“All Fools' Day”)
- pleidhce amadáin m (“silly fool”)
Descendants edit
- → English: amadan
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| amadán | n-amadán | hamadán | t-amadán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ammatán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 82
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amadán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “amadán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 25
- Entries containing “amadán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “amadán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.