Odhrán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • Oḋrán

Etymology

From Old Irish Odrán, originally from odur + -án. By surface analysis, odhar (“dun”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /əuˈɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈoːɾˠɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈoːɾˠanˠ/

Proper noun

Odhrán m (genitive Odhráin)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish

Declension

Declension of Odhrán (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Odhrán
vocative a Odhráin
genitive Odhráin
dative Odhrán
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Odhrán
genitive an Odhráin
dative leis an Odhrán
don Odhrán

Descendants

  • → English: Odhran, Oran, Oren, Orin
  • Ó hOdhráin (surname)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Odhrán
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Odhrán nOdhrán hOdhrán not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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