bradán

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See also: bradan, Bradan, bradáň, and brádán

Irish

Bradán

Etymology

From Old Irish bratán, from brat + -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

bradán m (genitive singular bradáin, nominative plural bradáin)

  1. salmon (fish)

Declension

Declension of bradán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bradán bradáin
vocative a bhradáin a bhradána
genitive bradáin bradán
dative bradán bradáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bradán na bradáin
genitive an bhradáin na mbradán
dative leis an mbradán
don bhradán 		leis na bradáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of bradán
radical lenition eclipsis
bradán bhradán mbradán

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

Further reading

  • Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 50
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bradán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎ (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 3
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