pátrún
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French patrone either directly or via Middle English patroun. Doublet of patrún.
Noun edit
pátrún m (genitive singular pátrúin, nominative plural pátrúin)
- patron
- (Christianity) patron saint
- Is é Naomh Breandán pátrún na mairnéalach.
- The patron saint of mariners is Saint Brendan.
Declension edit
Declension of pátrún
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- pátrúnacht (“patronage”)
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pátrún”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN