amrán

Middle Irish

Etymology

amar (“singing, wailing, moaning”) +‎ -án

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaβ̃raːn/

Noun

amrán m

  1. singing, song

Descendants

  • Irish: amhrán
  • Manx: arrane
  • Scottish Gaelic: òran, amhran

Mutation

Mutation of amrán
radical lenition nasalization
amrán
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-amrán

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

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