gillán

Middle Irish

Etymology

From gilla +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲil͈aːn/

Noun

gillán m

1. Young servant

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gillán (‘young servant’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Old Irish

Etymology

From gell +‎ -án

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲil͈aːn/

Noun

gillán m

1. A little hostage or pledge.

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
gillán	gillán pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngillán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 gillán (‘little hostage’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language