amadán
See also: amadan
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish *ammatán (“fool, simpleton”).[1] By surface analysis, amaid (“foolish woman; simpleton, idiot”) + -án (masculine diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ɑmˠəˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/[2]
- (Cork) IPA(key): /əmˠəˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/[3]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/[4]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈamˠəd̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈamˠəd̪ˠan̪ˠ/
Noun
[edit]amadán m (genitive singular amadáin, nominative plural amadáin)
- (derogatory) fool
- Synonym: dúramán
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
- əs amədān ān wōr ē.
- [Is amadán an-mhór é.]
- He is a great fool.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
- ńīl šē xō mōr n̥ amədān agəs vŕȧnīn šē ə ve.
- [Níl sé chomh mór an amadáin agus a bhreathnaíonn sé a bheith.]
- He’s not as great a fool as he appears to be.
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- amadáinín m (“bat”)
- amadán Aibreáin m (“April fool”)
- amadán móinteach m (“dotterel”)
- amadánta (“foolish; fatuous”, adjective)
- Lá na nAmadán m (“All Fools' Day”)
- pleidhce amadáin m (“silly fool”)
Descendants
[edit]- → English: amadan
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| amadán | n-amadán | hamadán | t-amadán |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ammatán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 82
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 105; reprinted 1988
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amadán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “amadán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 25
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “amadán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “amadán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025