# amadán
## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish *ammatán (“fool, simpleton”). By surface analysis, amaid (“foolish woman; simpleton, idiot”) +‎ -án (masculine diminutive suffix).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /(ə)mˠəˈd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/, /ˌɑmˠəˈd̪ˠɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/
* (Connacht) IPA: (Galway) /ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/, /ˈamˠəd̪ˠɑːnˠ/, (Cois Fharraige) [ˈaːmˠəd̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ]; (Mayo) /ˈamˠəd̪ˠaːnˠ/, /ˈumˠəd̪ˠaːnˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈamˠəd̪ˠan̪ˠ/, /ˈɑmˠəd̪ˠɑnˠ/

### Noun

amadán m (genitive singular amadáin, nominative plural amadáin)
* (derogatory) fool

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
amadán
amadáin
vocative
a amadáin
a amadána
genitive
amadáin
amadán
dative
amadán
amadáin
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an t-amadán
na hamadáin
genitive
an amadáin
na n-amadán
dative
leis an amadán don amadán
leis na hamadáin :

#### Quotations

* 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:əs amədān ān wōr ē.[Is amadán an-mhór é.]He is a great fool.
* 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect], volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:ńīl šē xō mōr n̥ amədān agəs vŕȧnīn šē ə ve.[Níl sé chomh mór an amadáin agus a bhreathnaíonn sé a bheith.]He’s not as great a fool as he appears to be.

#### Synonyms

* dúramán

#### Derived terms

* amadáinín m (“bat”)
* amadán Aibreáin m (“April fool”)
* amadán móinteach m (“dotterel”)
* amadánta (“foolish; fatuous”, adjective)
* Lá na nAmadán m (“All Fools' Day”)
* pleidhce amadáin m (“silly fool”)

#### Descendants

* → English: amadan, omadhaun

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ammatán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 466, page 125
* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 317, page 105; reprinted 1988
* ↑ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 182, page 92
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 268, page 134
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 298
* ↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 45, page 13
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 66, page 17
* ↑ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 228
* ↑ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 17, page 8; reprinted 1979

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “amadán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “amadán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 25
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “amadán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “amadán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025