aosán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish áesán (fairies; sickness caused by fairies). By surface analysis, aos (people, folk) + -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /eːˈsˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈiːsˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈiːsˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːsˠanˠ/, /ˈiːsˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

aosán m (genitive singular aosáin, nominative plural aosáin)

  1. evil fairy
  2. (collective) fairies

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
aosán n-aosán haosán t-aosán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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