bullán

Irish

Etymology 1

From English bull +‎ -án.

Alternative forms
  • bulán

Pronunciation
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbˠʊlɑːn/[1] (corresponding to the form bulán)

Noun

bullán m (genitive singular bulláin, nominative plural bulláin)

  1. bullock, steer (castrated bull)
    Synonyms: bológ, damh
    cairt bhullán ― bullock cart
Declension
Declension of bullán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bullán bulláin
Vocative a bhulláin a bhullána
Genitive bulláin bullán
Dative bullán bulláin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bullán na bulláin
Genitive an bhulláin na mbullán
Dative leis an mbullán

don bhullán

 leis na bulláin

References
  1. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 58

Further reading
  • “bullán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bullán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 100
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bullán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Noun

bullán m (genitive singular bulláin, nominative plural bulláin)

  1. Alternative form of ballán (“drinking vessel, teat”)
Declension
Declension of bullán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bullán bulláin
Vocative a bhulláin a bhullána
Genitive bulláin bullán
Dative bullán bulláin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bullán na bulláin
Genitive an bhulláin na mbullán
Dative leis an mbullán

don bhullán

 leis na bulláin

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bullán bhullán mbullán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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