brádán

See also: bradan, Bradan, bradán, and bradáň

Irish

Alternative forms

• brád, brádar, brádarnach, brádarsach

Etymology

From brád +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠɑːˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɑːd̪ˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈbˠɾˠɑːd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠaːd̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈbˠɾˠaːd̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

brádán m (genitive singular brádáin)

1. drizzle (light rain)

   Synonym: ceobhrán

Declension

Declension of brádán (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative brádán vocative a bhrádáin genitive brádáin dative brádán forms with the definite article case singular nominative an brádán genitive an bhrádáin dative leis an mbrádán don bhrádán

Mutation

Mutated forms of brádán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
brádán	bhrádán	mbrádán

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “brádarnaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 79
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 49
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brádán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN