amadán

See also: amadan

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish *ammatán (“fool, simpleton”).[1] By surface analysis, amaid (“foolish woman; simpleton, idiot”) +‎ -án (masculine diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɑmˠəˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/[2]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/[3]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈamˠəd̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈamˠəd̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

amadán m (genitive singular amadáin, nominative plural amadáin)

(derogatory) fool
Synonym: dúramán
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
  əs amədān ān wōr ē.
  [Is amadán an-mhór é.]
  He is a great fool.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:
  ńīl šē xō mōr n̥ amədān agəs vŕȧnīn šē ə ve.
  [Níl sé chomh mór an amadáin agus a bhreathnaíonn sé a bheith.]
  He’s not as great a fool as he appears to be.

Declension

Declension of amadán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amadán	amadáin
Vocative	a amadáin	a amadána
Genitive	amadáin	amadán
Dative	amadán	amadáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-amadán	na hamadáin
Genitive	an amadáin	na n-amadán
Dative	leis an amadán don amadán	leis na hamadáin

Derived terms

amadáinín m (“bat”)
amadán Aibreáin m (“April fool”)
amadán earraigh m (“April fool”)
amadán móinteach m (“dotterel”)
amadánta (“foolish; fatuous”, adjective)
Lá na nAmadán m (“All Fools' Day”)
pleidhce amadáin m (“silly fool”)

Descendants

→ English: amadan

Mutation

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

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ammatán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 82
Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amadán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “amadán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 25
Entries containing “amadán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “amadán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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[1] G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ammatán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[2] Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 82

[3] Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8