amhrán
Appearance
See also: amhran
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish amrán (“singing, song”),[2] in origin a diminutive form of Old Irish amar n or m (“song”). Cognate with Manx arrane, Scottish Gaelic òran, amhran.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɑ̃ũˈɾˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/[3], /ouˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/[4]; (Dunquin) /ũːˈɾˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/[3], /uːˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/[4] (as if spelled umhrán)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈoːɾˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈoːɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/[5][6][7], (Aran, also) /ˈɑːɾˠɑːnˠ/[8]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɔːɾˠanˠ/, /ˈɔːɾˠan̪ˠ/[9]; (Tory Island, Gweedore) /ˈuəɾˠanˠ/[10]
Noun
[edit]amhrán m (genitive singular amhráin, nominative plural amhráin)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
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amhrán | n-amhrán | hamhrán | t-amhrán |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]References
- ^ “amhrán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “amrán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 169, page 86
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 44, page 46
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 288
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 66, page 14
- ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 60, page 15
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 16
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 31, page 16
- ^ Seumas Grannd (2000) The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study[1], Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN, page 33
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “aṁrán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amhrán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN