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)

1. April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)

Declension

Declension of Aibreán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Aibreán Aibreáin vocative a Aibreáin a Aibreána genitive Aibreáin Aibreán dative Aibreán Aibreáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an tAibreán na hAibreáin genitive an Aibreáin na nAibreán dative leis an Aibreán don Aibreán leis na hAibreáin

Derived terms

• amadán Aibreáin (“April fool”)
• Lá Aibreáin (“All Fools' Day”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Aibreán

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Aibreán	nAibreán	hAibreán	tAibreán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) Eanáir, Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán, Bealtaine, Meitheamh, Iúil, Lúnasa, Meán Fómhair, Deireadh Fómhair, Samhain, Mí na Nollag ^{(Category: ga:Months)}

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Aibreán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN