Adhamhnán

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Adomnán (“little Adam”).

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːnˠanˠ/, (older) /ˈɯːnˠanˠ/[1]

Proper noun

Adhamhnán m (genitive Adhamhnáin)

  1. Adamnan (Irish saint)
  2. a male given name from Old Irish

Declension
Declension of Adhamhnán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Adhamhnán
Vocative a Adhamhnáin
Genitive Adhamhnáin
Dative Adhamhnán

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an tAdhamhnán
Genitive an Adhamhnáin
Dative leis an Adhamhnán

don Adhamhnán

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 29
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