dreolán

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish dreóllán.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /dʲɾʲoːˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɾʲoːlˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈdʲɾʲoːl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdʲɾʲɔːlˠanˠ/, /ˈdʲɾʲɔːl̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

dreolán m (genitive singular dreoláin, nominative plural dreoláin)

wren
Synonym: dreoilín
silly person

Declension

Declension of dreolán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dreolán	dreoláin
Vocative	a dhreoláin	a dhreolána
Genitive	dreoláin	dreolán
Dative	dreolán	dreoláin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an dreolán	na dreoláin
Genitive	an dreoláin	na ndreolán
Dative	leis an dreolán don dreolán	leis na dreoláin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dreolán	dhreolán	ndreolán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dreol(l)án”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dreolán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 260
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dreolán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 74

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