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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
breallán	bhreallán	mbreallán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “breallán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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