pardún

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French pardoner.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pˠɑːɾˠˈd̪ˠuːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɑːɾˠd̪ˠuːnˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠaːɾˠd̪ˠunˠ/

Noun

pardún m (genitive singular pardúin, nominative plural pardúin)

1. pardon, forgiveness

Declension

Declension of pardún

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative pardún pardúin Vocative a phardúin a phardúna Genitive pardúin pardún Dative pardún pardúin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an pardún na pardúin Genitive an phardúin na bpardún Dative leis an bpardún don phardún leis na pardúin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pardún	phardún	bpardún
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “pardún”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pardún”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “pardún” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “pardún” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.