amadan
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See also: amadán
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]amadan (plural amadans)
Anagrams
[edit]Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish *ammatán (compare Irish amadán, Manx ommidan).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]amadan m (genitive singular amadain, plural amadain)
- (derogatory) fool, loony, idiot
- clown
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- amadan-mòintich (“dotterel”)
- Là nan Amadan (“April Fool's Day”)
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
amadan | n-amadan | h-amadan | t-amadan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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