Aibreán

== Irish == === Alternative forms === Abrán (Munster) Abraon (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Irish Apréil, borrowed from Latin Aprīlis. The second syllable of the modern word may be influenced in part by braon (“drop(s) (of rain)”), but at any rate is adapted to the suffix -án. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ɑbˠ(ə)ˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/, /əˈbˠɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the variant Abrán) (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈaibʲɾʲɑːn/ (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɛbʲɾʲaːnˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɛbʲɾʲanˠ/ === Noun === Aibreán m (genitive singular Aibreáin, nominative plural Aibreáin) April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== amadán Aibreáin (“April fool”) Lá Aibreáin (“All Fools' Day”) === See also === === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Aibreán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN