Aibreán

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Apréil, possibly influenced in part by braon (drop(s) (of rain)), borrowed from Latin Aprīlis.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /abʲəˈɾʲɑːn̪ˠ/, (corresponding to the variant Abrán) /ɑbˠəˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈəibʲɾʲɑːn/

Noun

Aibreán m (genitive singular Aibreáin, nominative plural Aibreáin)

  1. April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Aibreán nAibreán hAibreán tAibreán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also

Further reading

  • Apréil” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “Aibreán” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
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