amhlán

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish amlán (“fool, simpleton”).

Noun

amhlán m (genitive singular amhláin, nominative plural amhláin)

  1. boor; dolt

Declension

Declension of amhlán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative amhlán amhláin
vocative a amhláin a amhlána
genitive amhláin amhlán
dative amhlán amhláin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-amhlán na hamhláin
genitive an amhláin na n-amhlán
dative leis an amhlán
don amhlán 		leis na hamhláin

Derived terms

  • amhlánta (“boorish; doltish”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of amhlán
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
amhlán n-amhlán hamhlán t-amhlán

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

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