Adomnán

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Adam +‎ -án.

Proper noun

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Adomnán m (genitive Adomnáin)

  1. (Christianity) Adomnán of Iona (c. 624–704), an abbot of Iona Abbey.
  2. a male given name

Descendants

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  • Irish: Adhamhnán
  • Scottish Gaelic: Eònan

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Adomnán
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged nAdomnán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.