amadan

See also: amadán

English

Alternative forms

• omadhaun

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish amadán.

Noun

amadan (plural amadans)

1. (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!

Anagrams

• Amanda

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish *ammatán (compare Irish amadán, Manx ommidan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamat̪an/

Noun

amadan m (genitive singular amadain, plural amadain)

1. (derogatory) fool, loony, idiot
2. clown

Synonyms

• burraidh

Derived terms

• amadan-mòintich (“dotterel”)
• Là nan Amadan (“April Fool's Day”)

Related terms

• amaideach
• amaideachd
• amaideas

See also

• òinseach

Mutation

Mutation of amadan

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
amadan	n-amadan	h-amadan	t-amadan

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