breallán

Irish

Alternative forms

• breallachán, breallamán, briollachán, briollán

Etymology

From breall +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɾʲal̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈbʲɾʲal̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

breallán m (genitive singular brealláin, nominative plural brealláin)

1. awkward or foolish person, blunderer
2. vessel, especially a urinal or chamber pot
3. gaper, clam

   Synonyms: breallach, breallacán

Declension

Declension of breallán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative breallán brealláin vocative a bhrealláin a bhreallána genitive brealláin breallán dative breallán brealláin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an breallán na brealláin genitive an bhrealláin na mbreallán dative leis an mbreallán don bhreallán leis na brealláin

Derived terms

• breallán spóirt (“laughing stock”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of breallán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
breallán	bhreallán	mbreallán

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

Further reading

• “breallán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “brellán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “breallán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 84
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “breallán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN