Cíarán
Old Irish
editEtymology
editFrom cíar (“black”) + -án. Popularized by Irish saints dating back from the 5th century.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editCíarán m (genitive Cíaráin)
- a male given name
Declension
editMasculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | Cíarán | — | — |
Vocative | Cíaráin | — | — |
Accusative | CíaránN | — | — |
Genitive | CíaráinL | — | — |
Dative | CíaránL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
editMutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
Cíarán | Chíarán | Cíarán pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 51
- Patrick Hanks, Flavia Hodges, Kate Hardcastle, editor (2006) “Ciarán”, in A Dictionary of First Names, second edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.