sparán
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish sparán (compare Scottish Gaelic sporan), possibly from Late Latin bursa (“purse”), ultimately from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “leather, hide”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠəˈɾˠɑːnˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠaɾˠɑːnˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠaɾˠanˠ/; /ˈsˠpˠɔɾˠanˠ/ (corresponding to the alternative form sporán)[1]
Noun[edit]
sparán m (genitive singular sparáin, nominative plural sparáin)
Declension[edit]
Declension of sparán
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 7
Further reading[edit]
- “sparán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sparán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 sparán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “sparán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “sparán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38