amadán

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish *ammatán (“fool, simpleton”). By surface analysis, amaid (“foolish woman; simpleton, idiot”) +‎ -án (masculine diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /(ə)mˠəˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/, /ˌɑmˠəˈd̪ˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): (Galway) /ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/, /ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːnˠ/, (Cois Fharraige) [ˈaːmˠəd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ]; (Mayo) /ˈamˠəd̪ˠaːnˠ/, /ˈumˠəd̪ˠaːnˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈamˠəd̪ˠan̪ˠ/, /ˈɑmˠəd̪ˠɑnˠ/ === Noun === amadán m (genitive singular amadáin, nominative plural amadáin) (derogatory) fool ==== Declension ==== ==== Quotations ==== ==== Synonyms ==== dúramán ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: amadan === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “amadán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “amadán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 25 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “amadán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “amadán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026