arán
See also: aran, Aran, aràn, -aran, árán, äran, āran, and åran
Hungarian
Etymology
ara (“bride”, literary) + -n (case suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒraːn]
- Hyphenation: arán
- Rhymes: -aːn
Noun
arán
- superessive singular of ara
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish arán, from Proto-Celtic *ar(-akno)-.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /əˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/, [əˈɾˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /əˈɾˠɑːn/, /ˈɾˠɑːn/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠɑːnˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaɾˠanˠ/
Noun
arán m (genitive singular aráin)
- bread
Declension
Declension of arán
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms
- anlann aráin roiste m (“bread-sauce”)
- arán baile m (“home-baked bread”)
- arán bán m (“white bread; baker’s bread”)
- arán buí m (“cornbread”)
- arán coirce m (“oatbread, oatcake”)
- arán cuiríní m (“currant-bread”)
- arán donn m (“brown bread”)
- arán geal m (“white bread; baker’s bread”)
- arán glas m (“wall pennywort”)
- arán mine cruithneachta m (“mixed bread”)
- arán plúir m (“home-made bread”)
- arán prátaí m (“potato cake”)
- arán rísíní m (“raisin-bread”)
- arán rua m (“brown bread”)
- arán sinséir m (“gingerbread”)
- arán stálaithe m (“old bread”)
- arán úr m (“new bread”)
- bruscar aráin m (“bread-crumb”)
- cipín aráin m (“breadstick”)
- ciseán aráin m (“bread-basket”)
- clár aráin m (“bread-board”)
- cófra aráin m (“bread-bin”)
- grabhróg aráin f (“bread-crumb”)
- múscán aráin m (“bread mold”)
- scian aráin f (“bread-knife”)
- toradh aráin m (“bread-fruit”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
arán | n-arán | harán | t-arán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “arán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “arán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “arán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “arán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ar(-akno)- (“bread”), related to Proto-Celtic *arankā- (“grain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaraːn/
Noun
arán m
- (rare) bread
- Synonym: bairgen
- loaf of bread
Usage notes
The term is most abundantly found a memoir about monastery life at Tallaght, and appears generally nowhere else. Elsewhere, bairgen serves as the general term for bread.
Inflection
Masculine o-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | arán | aránL | aráinL |
Vocative | aráin | aránL | aránuH |
Accusative | aránN | aránL | aránuH |
Genitive | aráinL | arán | aránN |
Dative | aránL | aránaib | aránaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Middle Irish: arán
- Irish: arán
- Manx: arran
- Scottish Gaelic: aran
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
arán | unchanged | n-arán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “arán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Basque aran (“plum”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɾan/ [aˈɾãn]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: a‧rán
Noun
arán m (plural aranes)
- (regional, Biscay, Álava) blackthorn
- Synonyms: arañón, endrino
Further reading
- “arán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014