amadan
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See also: amadán
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
amadan (plural amadans)
Anagrams[edit]
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish *ammatán (compare Irish amadán, Manx ommidan).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
amadan m (genitive singular amadain, plural amadain)
- (derogatory) fool, loony, idiot
- clown
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- amadan-mòintich (“dotterel”)
- Là nan Amadan (“April Fool's Day”)
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Mutation[edit]
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| amadan | n-amadan | h-amadan | t-amadan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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