aonarán

See also: aonaran

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish óenarán m, a diminutive of óenar m (a single individual, one alone). By surface analysis, aonar (one, lone person) + -án.

Noun

aonarán m (genitive singular aonaráin, nominative plural aonaráin)

  1. single, solitary person
  2. hermit, loner, recluse

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • aonarach (single, solitary, lone, adjective)
  • aonaracht f (singularity, solitude)

Mutation

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

References

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aonarán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • hermit”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • loner”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • recluse”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
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