deán

See also: dean, Dean, déan, and dèan

Irish

Pronunciation

Verb

deán (present analytic deánann, future analytic deánfaidh, verbal noun deánamh, past participle deánta)

  1. Achill and Ulster form of déan (“make, do”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of deán: see déan

Mutation

Mutated forms of deán
radical lenition eclipsis
deán dheán ndeán

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

References

  1. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974), The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 48, page 5
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 206

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French deien, from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”). Doublet of decano, a borrowing from Latin, and of the rare or archaic degano, an inherited term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈan/ [d̪eˈãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: de‧án

Noun

deán m (plural deanes)

  1. (religion) dean
    Synonym: canónigo
  2. (obsolete) head of a group of ten

See also

Further reading

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