Beóllán

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Middle Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /ˈbʲeːo̯l͈aːn/
  • (later) IPA(key): /ˈbʲe̯oːl͈aːn/

Proper noun[edit]

Beóllán m (genitive Beólláin)

  1. a male given name

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: Beollán
  • Old Norse: Bjólan

Mutation[edit]

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Béollán Béollán
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mBéollán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • Ó Corráin, Donnchadh; Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 31