laprachán

== Irish == === Etymology === From lapaire (“toddler”) +‎ -achán. Sjoestedt-Jonval glosses the term as “lutin, kobold”, suggesting that in the dialect she is describing it has been conflated with luprachán, an alternative form of lucharachán (“leprechaun”). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɑpˠəɾˠəxɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/ === Noun === laprachán m (genitive singular lapracháin, nominative plural lapracháin) toddler a person crawling on all fours a person with clumsy hands ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (toddler): lapadán === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “lapraċán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 632; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “laprachán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN