arán

See also: aran, Aran, -aran, äran, āran, åran, and aràn

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish arán, from Proto-Celtic *ar(-akno)-.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
(Aran) IPA^(key): /əˈɾˠɑːn/, /ˈɾˠɑːn/
(Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɑːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈaɾˠænˠ/

Noun

arán m (genitive singular aráin)

bread

Declension

Declension of arán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	arán
Vocative	a aráin
Genitive	aráin
Dative	arán

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an t-arán
Genitive	an aráin
Dative	leis an arán don arán

Derived terms

Terms derived from arán

anlann aráin roiste m (“bread-sauce”)
arán baile m (“home-baked bread”)
arán bán m, arán geal m (“white bread; baker’s bread”)
arán buí m (“bread containing a mixture of Indian meal”)
arán coirce m (“oatbread, oatcake”)
arán cuiríní m (“currant-bread”)
arán donn m, arán rua m (“brown bread”)
arán glas m (“wall pennywort”)

arán mine cruithneachta m (“(flour) bread containing a mixture of wheaten meal”)
arán plúir m (“flour bread; home-made bread”)
arán prátaí m (“potato cake”)
arán rísíní m (“raisin-bread”)
arán sinséir m (“gingerbread”)
arán stálaithe m (“old bread”)
arán úr m (“new bread”)
cipín aráin m (“breadstick”)

ciseán aráin m (“bread-basket”)
clár aráin m (“bread-board”)
cófra aráin m (“bread-bin”)
grabhróg aráin f, bruscar aráin m (“bread-crumb”)
múscán aráin m (“bread mold”)
scian aráin f (“bread-knife”)
toradh aráin m (“bread-fruit”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
arán	n-arán	harán	t-arán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ar(-akno)-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaraːn/

Noun

arán m

bread

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	arán	arán^L	aráin^L
Vocative	aráin	arán^L	aránu
Accusative	arán^N	arán^L	aránu
Genitive	aráin^L	arán	arán^N
Dative	arán^L	aránaib	aránaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: ^H = triggers aspiration ^L = triggers lenition ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: arán
Manx: arran
Scottish Gaelic: aran

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
arán	unchanged	n-arán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

arán

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Descendants

Mutation

Further reading