callán
Irish
Etymology
Possibly a borrowing from English call + -án. Compare Scottish Gaelic callan.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkal̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈkal̪ˠan̪ˠ/
Declension
Declension of callán
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- callánach (“noisy, loud”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| callán | challán | gcallán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “callán”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “callán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “callán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “callán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79
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