Beóllán

Middle Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (earlier) /ˈbʲeːo̯l̪aːn/, (later) /ˈbʲe̯oːl̪aːn/

Proper noun

Beóllán m (genitive Beólláin)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Irish: Beollán
    • Irish: Ó Beolláin
  • Old Norse: Bjólan

Mutation

Mutation of Beóllán
radical lenition nasalization
Béollán Béollán
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
mBéollán

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

Further reading

  • Ó Corráin, Donnchadh; Maguire, Fidelma (1981), Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 31