amadan
See also: amadán
English
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editEtymology
editNoun
editamadan (plural amadans)
- (dialect, Ireland) fool, loony, idiot
- 2015, Capcom, The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures, published 2021, level/area: The Adventure of the Runaway Room:
- McGilded: What are ye playin' at?! Have ye forgotten who you're workin' for, ye useless Eastern amadan!
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editScottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish *ammatán (compare Irish amadán, Manx ommidan).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editamadan m (genitive singular amadain, plural amadain)
- (derogatory) fool, loony, idiot
- clown
Synonyms
editDerived terms
edit- amadan-mòintich (“dotterel”)
- Là nan Amadan (“April Fool's Day”)
Related terms
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editMutation
edit| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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