dreolán

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish dreóllán.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲɾʲoːˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɾʲoːlˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈdʲɾʲoːl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɾʲɔːlˠanˠ/, /ˈdʲɾʲɔːl̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

dreolán m (genitive singular dreoláin, nominative plural dreoláin)

1. wren

   Synonym: dreoilín

2. silly person

Declension

Declension of dreolán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative dreolán dreoláin Vocative a dhreoláin a dhreolána Genitive dreoláin dreolán Dative dreolán dreoláin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an dreolán na dreoláin Genitive an dreoláin na ndreolán Dative leis an dreolán don dreolán leis na dreoláin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dreolán	dhreolán	ndreolán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dreol(l)án”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dreolán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 260
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dreolán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 74