bullán
Irish
Etymology 1
From English bull + -án.
Alternative forms
- bulán
Pronunciation
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbˠʊlɑːn/[1] (corresponding to the form bulán)
Noun
bullán m (genitive singular bulláin, nominative plural bulláin)
- bullock, steer (castrated bull)
- cairt bhullán ― bullock cart
- Synonyms: bológ, damh
Declension
Declension of bullán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Further reading
- “bullán” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- “bullán” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 100.
- "bullán" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 58.
Noun
bullán m (genitive singular bulláin, nominative plural bulláin)
- Alternative form of ballán (“drinking vessel, teat”)
Declension
Declension of bullán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bullán | bhullán | mbullán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |