pátrún
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old French patrone either directly or via Middle English patroun. Doublet of patrún.
Noun
[edit]pátrún m (genitive singular pátrúin, nominative plural pátrúin)
- patron
- (Christianity) patron saint
- Is é Naomh Breandán pátrún na mairnéalach.
- The patron saint of mariners is Saint Brendan.
Declension
[edit]Declension of pátrún
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]- pátrúnacht (“patronage”)
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pátrún”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN