bradán

See also: bradan, Bradan, bradáň, and brádán

Irish

Bradán

Etymology

From Old Irish bratán, from brat + -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠəˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠəˈd̪ˠɑːn/
• (Connemara, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠad̪ˠaːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɑd̪ˠɑnˠ/

Noun

bradán m (genitive singular bradáin, nominative plural bradáin)

1. salmon (fish)

Declension

Declension of bradán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bradán bradáin Vocative a bhradáin a bhradána Genitive bradáin bradán Dative bradán bradáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bradán na bradáin Genitive an bhradáin na mbradán Dative leis an mbradán don bhradán leis na bradáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bradán	bhradán	mbradán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 50
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bradán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt‎^[1] (in Irish), Belfast: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], § 3