callán

See also: callan and Callan

Irish

Etymology

Possibly a borrowing from English call +‎ -án. Compare Scottish Gaelic callan.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkal̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈkal̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

callán m (genitive singular calláin)

1. noise, racket, clamour

Declension

Declension of callán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative callán Vocative a challáin Genitive calláin Dative callán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an callán Genitive an challáin Dative leis an gcallán don challán

Derived terms

• callánach (“noisy, loud”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
callán	challán	gcallán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “callán”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “callán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “callán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “callán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79