bullán

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Irish

Etymology 1

From English bull +‎ -án.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

bullán m (genitive singular bulláin, nominative plural bulláin)

  1. bullock, steer (castrated bull)
    Synonyms: bológ, damh
    cairt bhullánbullock cart
Declension
Declension of bullán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bullán bulláin
vocative a bhulláin a bhullána
genitive bulláin bullán
dative bullán bulláin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bullán na bulláin
genitive an bhulláin na mbullán
dative leis an mbullán
don bhullán
leis na bulláin

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 58

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

bullán m (genitive singular bulláin, nominative plural bulláin)

  1. Alternative form of ballán (drinking vessel, teat)
Declension
Declension of bullán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bullán bulláin
vocative a bhulláin a bhullána
genitive bulláin bullán
dative bullán bulláin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bullán na bulláin
genitive an bhulláin na mbullán
dative leis an mbullán
don bhullán
leis na bulláin

Mutation

Mutated forms of bullán
radical lenition eclipsis
bullán bhullán mbullán

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