brádán

See also: bradan, Bradan, bradán, and bradáň

Irish

Alternative forms

brád, brádar, brádarnach, brádarsach

Etymology

From brád +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠɑːˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɑːd̪ˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈbˠɾˠɑːd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠaːd̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈbˠɾˠaːd̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

brádán m (genitive singular brádáin)

drizzle (light rain)
Synonym: ceobhrán

Declension

Declension of brádán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	brádán
Vocative	a bhrádáin
Genitive	brádáin
Dative	brádán

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an brádán
Genitive	an bhrádáin
Dative	leis an mbrádán don bhrádán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brádán	bhrádán	mbrádán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “brádarnaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 79
Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 49
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brádán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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