amhrán
See also: amhran
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish amrán (“singing, song”), in origin a diminutive form of amar n, m (“singing, song; wailing, moaning”). Cognate to Manx arrane, Scottish Gaelic òran.
Pronunciation
Noun
amhrán m (genitive singular amhráin, nominative plural amhráin)
Declension
Declension of amhrán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| amhrán | n-amhrán | hamhrán | t-amhrán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “amar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “amrán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “aṁrán” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 16.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 288.
- "amhrán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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