Aibreán
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Apréil, possibly influenced in part by braon (“drop(s) (of rain)”), borrowed from Latin Aprīlis.[2]
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /abʲəˈɾʲɑːn̪ˠ/, (corresponding to the variant Abrán) /ɑbˠəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/[3]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈəibʲɾʲɑːn/[4]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɛbʲɾʲanˠ/[5]
Noun edit
Aibreán m (genitive singular Aibreáin, nominative plural Aibreáin)
- April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)
Declension edit
Declension of Aibreán
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- amadán Aibreáin (“April fool”)
- Lá Aibreáin (“All Fools' Day”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| Aibreán | nAibreán | hAibreán | tAibreán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
See also edit
- (Gregorian calendar months) Eanáir, Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán, Bealtaine, Meitheamh, Iúil, Lúnasa, Meán Fómhair, Deireadh Fómhair, Samhain, Mí na Nollag (Category: ga:Months)
References edit
- ^ “Aibreán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Apréil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Dillon, Myles; Ó Cróinín, Donncha (1961) Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 212
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 3
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 36
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Aibreán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN