"breallán" meaning in Irish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʲɾʲal̪ˠanˠ/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From breall + -án. Etymology templates: {{af|ga|breall|-án}} breall + -án Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|brealláin|||||||nominative plural|brealláin|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} breallán m (genitive singular brealláin, nominative plural brealláin), {{ga-noun|m|brealláin|brealláin}} breallán m (genitive singular brealláin, nominative plural brealláin) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: brealláin [genitive, singular], brealláin [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an breallán [definite, nominative, singular], na brealláin [definite, nominative, plural], an bhrealláin [definite, genitive, singular], na mbreallán [definite, genitive, plural], leis an mbreallán [dative, definite, singular], don bhreallán [dative, definite, singular], leis na brealláin [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], breallán [error-unrecognized-form], bhreallán [lenition], mbreallán [eclipsis], breallachán [alternative], breallamán [alternative], briollachán [alternative], briollán [alternative]
  1. awkward or foolish person, blunderer Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-breallán-ga-noun-n8Rc1o5l Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms suffixed with -án, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Bivalves, Containers Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 79 14 6 Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -án: 61 22 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of Bivalves: 66 6 28 Disambiguation of Containers: 60 36 4
  2. vessel, especially a urinal or chamber pot Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-breallán-ga-noun-w4FXmH6q
  3. gaper, clam Tags: masculine Synonyms: breallach, breallacán
    Sense id: en-breallán-ga-noun-wkW1Frab
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: breallán spóirt (english: laughing stock)
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0
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  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "breall#Irish"
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      "-án#Irish"
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      "form": "brealláin",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brealláin",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "an breallán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na brealláin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an bhrealláin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "na mbreallán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leis an mbreallán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don bhreallán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na brealláin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "breallán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhreallán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbreallán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breallachán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breallamán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "briollachán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "briollán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "brealláin",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "breallán m (genitive singular brealláin, nominative plural brealláin)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "brealláin",
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      "expansion": "breallán m (genitive singular brealláin, nominative plural brealláin)",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "61 22 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish terms suffixed with -án",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 5 5",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "92 4 4",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "ga:Containers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      "glosses": [
        "awkward or foolish person, blunderer"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "awkward",
          "awkward"
        ],
        [
          "foolish",
          "foolish"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "blunderer",
          "blunderer"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vessel, especially a urinal or chamber pot"
      ],
      "id": "en-breallán-ga-noun-w4FXmH6q",
      "links": [
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ],
        [
          "urinal",
          "urinal"
        ],
        [
          "chamber pot",
          "chamber pot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "gaper, clam"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "gaper",
          "gaper"
        ],
        [
          "clam",
          "clam"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "breallach"
        },
        {
          "word": "breallacán"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʲɾʲal̪ˠanˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "breallán"
}
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    "Irish first-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms suffixed with -án",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ga:Bivalves",
    "ga:Containers",
    "ga:People"
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      "english": "laughing stock",
      "translation": "laughing stock",
      "word": "breallán spóirt"
    }
  ],
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      "breall",
      "breall#Irish"
    ],
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      "-án",
      "-án#Irish"
    ]
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brealláin",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an breallán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na brealláin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an bhrealláin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na mbreallán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an mbreallán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don bhreallán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na brealláin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ga-mut",
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      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breallán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhreallán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbreallán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breallachán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "breallamán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "briollachán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "briollán",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "awkward or foolish person, blunderer"
      ],
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          "awkward",
          "awkward"
        ],
        [
          "foolish",
          "foolish"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "blunderer",
          "blunderer"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vessel, especially a urinal or chamber pot"
      ],
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        ],
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          "urinal",
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          "chamber pot",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "gaper, clam"
      ],
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        ],
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          "clam",
          "clam"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "breallach"
        },
        {
          "word": "breallacán"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʲɾʲal̪ˠanˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "breallán"
}

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