bullán

Irish

Etymology 1

From English bull +‎ -án.

Alternative forms

• bulán

Pronunciation

• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠʊlɑːn/ (corresponding to the form bulán)

Noun

bullán m (genitive singular bulláin, nominative plural bulláin)

1. bullock, steer (castrated bull)

   Synonyms: bológ, damh

   cairt bhullán ― bullock cart

Declension

Declension of bullán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bullán bulláin Vocative a bhulláin a bhullána Genitive bulláin bullán Dative bullán bulláin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bullán na bulláin Genitive an bhulláin na mbullán Dative leis an mbullán don bhullán leis na bulláin

Further reading

• “bullán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bullán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 100
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bullán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

bullán m (genitive singular bulláin, nominative plural bulláin)

1. Alternative form of ballán (“drinking vessel, teat”)

Declension

Declension of bullán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bullán bulláin Vocative a bhulláin a bhullána Genitive bulláin bullán Dative bullán bulláin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bullán na bulláin Genitive an bhulláin na mbullán Dative leis an mbullán don bhullán leis na bulláin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bullán	bhullán	mbullán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.