brádán

See also: bradan, Bradan, bradán, and bradáň

Irish

Alternative forms

• brád, brádar, brádarnach, brádarsach

Etymology

From brád +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɾˠɑːˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠɑːd̪ˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈbˠɾˠɑːd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɾˠaːd̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈbˠɾˠaːd̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

brádán m (genitive singular brádáin)

1. drizzle (light rain)

   Synonym: ceobhrán

Declension

Declension of brádán

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative brádán Vocative a bhrádáin Genitive brádáin Dative brádán

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an brádán Genitive an bhrádáin Dative leis an mbrádán don bhrádán

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
brádán	bhrádán	mbrádán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “brádarnaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 79
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 49
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brádán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN