Beóllán

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Middle Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈbʲeːo̯l͈aːn/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈbʲe̯oːl͈aːn/

Proper noun

Beóllán m (genitive Beólláin)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Irish: Beollán
  • → Old Norse: Bjólan

Mutation

Mutation of Beóllán
radical lenition nasalization
Béollán Béollán
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/		 mBéollán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 31
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