"laprachán" meaning in Irish

See laprachán in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈl̪ˠɑpˠəɾˠəxɑ̃ːn̪ˠ/ [Munster]
Etymology: From lapaire (“toddler”) + -achán. Sjoestedt-Jonval glosses the term as “lutin, kobold”, suggesting that in the dialect she is describing it has been conflated with luprachán, an alternative form of lucharachán (“leprechaun”). Etymology templates: {{af|ga|lapaire|-achán|t1=toddler}} lapaire (“toddler”) + -achán, {{m-g|lutin, kobold}} “lutin, kobold” Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|lapracháin|||||||nominative plural|lapracháin|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} laprachán m (genitive singular lapracháin, nominative plural lapracháin), {{ga-noun|m|lapracháin|lapracháin}} laprachán m (genitive singular lapracháin, nominative plural lapracháin) Forms: lapracháin [genitive, singular], lapracháin [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [indefinite], laprachán [indefinite, singular], lapracháin [indefinite, plural], vocative [indefinite], a lapracháin [indefinite, singular], a laprachána [indefinite, plural], genitive [indefinite], lapracháin [indefinite, singular], laprachán [indefinite, plural], dative [indefinite], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [definite], an laprachán [definite, singular], na lapracháin [definite, plural], genitive [definite], an lapracháin [definite, singular], na laprachán [definite, plural], dative [definite], leis an laprachán [definite, singular], don laprachán [definite, singular], leis na lapracháin [definite, plural]
  1. toddler Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Children, People
    Sense id: en-laprachán-ga-noun-0UK9o8Es Disambiguation of Children: 89 4 8 Disambiguation of People: 84 1 15
  2. a person crawling on all fours Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-laprachán-ga-noun-ui-DJm56 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms suffixed with -achán, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 11 73 16 Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -achán: 19 63 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 70 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 84 11
  3. a person with clumsy hands Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-laprachán-ga-noun-EWkuXf3g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lapadán
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    {
      "word": "lapadán"
    }
  ],
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}

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