bullán

Irish

Etymology 1

From English bull + -án.

Alternative forms

  • bulán

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbˠʊlɑːn/[1] (corresponding to the form bulán)

Noun

bullán m (genitive singular bulláin, nominative plural bulláin)

  1. bullock, steer (castrated bull)
    cairt bhullánbullock cart
    Synonyms: bológ, damh
Declension

Further reading

References

  1. Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 58.

Noun

bullán m (genitive singular bulláin, nominative plural bulláin)

  1. Alternative form of ballán (drinking vessel, teat)
Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bullán bhullán mbullán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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