Aibreán
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish Apréil, possibly influenced in part by braon (“drop(s) (of rain)”), borrowed from Latin Aprīlis.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Aibreán m (genitive singular Aibreáin, nominative plural Aibreáin)
- April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)
Declension
Declension of Aibreán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- amadán Aibreáin (“April fool”)
- Lá Aibreáin (“All Fools' Day”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
Aibreán | nAibreán | hAibreán | tAibreán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) Eanáir, Feabhra, Márta, Aibreán, Bealtaine, Meitheamh, Iúil, Lúnasa, Meán Fómhair, Deireadh Fómhair, Samhain, Mí na Nollag (Category: ga:Months)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Aibreán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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- Dillon, Myles, and Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961). Teach Yourself Irish. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton. →ISBN, p. 212.
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “Aibreán”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Apréil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “Aibreán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy