"amadan" meaning in All languages combined

See amadan on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: amadans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} amadan (plural amadans)
  1. Alternative form of omadhaun. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: omadhaun
    Sense id: en-amadan-en-noun-HxRvR-FD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, People, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 95 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 2 2

Noun [Scottish Gaelic]

IPA: /ˈamat̪an/ Forms: amadain [genitive, singular], amadain [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], amadan [mutation, mutation-radical], n-amadan [eclipsis, mutation], h-amadan [mutation, prothesis-h], t-amadan [mutation, prothesis-t]
Etymology: From Middle Irish *ammatán (compare Irish amadán, Manx ommidan). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|mga|*ammatán}} Middle Irish *ammatán, {{cog|ga|amadán}} Irish amadán, {{cog|gv|ommidan}} Manx ommidan Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|amadain|||||||||plural|amadain||||||{{{pl4}}}|||cat2=|f10accel-form=p|f11accel-form=genpl|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=gen|s|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} amadan m (genitive singular amadain, plural amadain), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=amadain|pl=amadain}} amadan m (genitive singular amadain, plural amadain)
  1. (derogatory) fool, loony, idiot Tags: derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-amadan-gd-noun-u6v~L3ov Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 64 36
  2. clown Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-amadan-gd-noun-~YzHebzk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: burraidh Derived forms: amadan-mòintich (english: dotterel), Là nan Amadan (english: April Fool's Day) Related terms: amaideach, amaideachd, amaideas, òinseach
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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