amrán

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Middle Irish

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Etymology

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amar (singing, wailing, moaning) +‎ -án

Pronunciation

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Noun

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amrán m

  1. singing, song

Descendants

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

Mutation

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Mutation of amrán
radical lenition nasalization
amrán unchanged n-amrán

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

Further reading

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