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Old Irish
Etymology
From cíar (“black”) + -án. Popularized by Irish saints dating back from the 5th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cíarán m (genitive Cíaráin)
- a male given name
Declension
| Masculine o-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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Cíarán
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| Vocative
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Cíaráin
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| Accusative
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CíaránN
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| Genitive
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CíaráinL
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| Dative
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CíaránL
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of Cíarán
| radical |
lenition |
nasalization
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| Cíarán
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Chíarán
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Cíarán
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old 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 51
- Patrick Hanks, Flavia Hodges, Kate Hardcastle, editor (2006) “Ciarán”, in A Dictionary of First Names, second edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.