amadan

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See also: amadán

English

Alternative forms

omadhaun

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish amadán.

Noun

amadan (plural amadans)

(dialect, Ireland) fool, loony, idiot

Anagrams

Amanda

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish *ammatán (compare Irish amadán, Manx ommidan).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈamat̪an/

Noun

amadan m (genitive singular amadain, plural amadain)

(derogatory) fool, loony, idiot
clown

Synonyms

burraidh

Derived terms

amadan-mòintich (“dotterel”)
Là nan Amadan (“April Fool's Day”)

Related terms

See also

òinseach

Mutation

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

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