dobhrán

See also: dòbhran

Irish

dobhrán

Alternative forms

• dobhramán

Etymology

From Old Irish dobrán m (“otter, beaver”), from dobur (“water”). By surface analysis, dobhar (“water”) +‎ -án.

Noun

dobhrán m (genitive singular dobhráin, nominative plural dobhráin)

1. otter (the mammal)
2. dull-witted, stupid, person

Declension

Declension of dobhrán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative dobhrán dobhráin Vocative a dhobhráin a dhobhrána Genitive dobhráin dobhrán Dative dobhrán dobhráin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an dobhrán na dobhráin Genitive an dobhráin na ndobhrán Dative leis an dobhrán don dobhrán leis na dobhráin

Synonyms

• cú dobhráin
• dobharchú

Derived terms

• ball dobhráin (“mole (on skin)”)
• cú dobhráin
• dobhrán Eoráiseach (“European otter”)
• dobhrán mara (“sea otter”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dobhrán	dhobhrán	ndobhrán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dobhrán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dobrán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language