Súilleabhán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • Súileabhán

Etymology

A derivative of súil (“eye”), but the meaning of the second part is unclear.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠuːlʲəvˠaːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠuːlʲəwaːn̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠuːlʲawaːn̪ˠ/

Proper noun

Súilleabhán m (genitive Súilleabháin)

  1. a male given name of dated usage

Inflection

Declension of Súilleabhán (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Súilleabhán
vocative a Shúilleabháin
genitive Súilleabháin
dative Súilleabhán
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Súilleabhán
genitive an tSúilleabháin
dative leis an Súilleabhán
don Súilleabhán

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Súilleabhán
radical lenition eclipsis
Súilleabhán Shúilleabhán
after an, tSúilleabhán 		not applicable

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

References

  1. ^ MacLysaght, Edward (1985), The Surnames of Ireland, sixth edition, Dublin: Irish Academic Press, →ISBN, page 280; reprinted 1999
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