callán

See also: callan and Callan

Irish

Etymology

Possibly a borrowing from English call +‎ -án. Compare Scottish Gaelic callan.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkal̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈkal̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

callán m (genitive singular calláin)

1. noise, racket, clamour

Declension

Declension of callán (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative callán vocative a challáin genitive calláin dative callán forms with the definite article singular nominative an callán genitive an challáin dative leis an gcallán don challán

Derived terms

• callánach (“noisy, loud”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of callán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
callán	challán	gcallán

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

Further reading

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “callán”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “callán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “callán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “callán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79