amadan

[ ah-muh-dawn ]

/ ˈɑ məˌdɔn /

noun Irish.

fool¹.

Origin of amadan

< Irish amadán, diminutive (with suffix -án) of amaid a foolish woman < *anmedy witless (< *an-man-t-i; cf. mental¹), crossed with *ameth (< *ambi-bito-; compare Old Irish baéth foolish) very foolish

Words nearby amadan

ama, amab, amabelle, amabokoboko, amacrine, amadan, amadavat, amadis, amadis of gaul, amado, amadoda

Example sentences from the Web for amadan

Aren't you the amadan to be biting the tongue between your teeth?

John Splendid |Neil Munro
He asked the Amadan who he was, and what he had done to have the impudence to come there and meet him.

Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know |Various
Then the Amadan rubbed his own wounds with the iocshlainte, and he was as fresh and hale as when he went into the fight.

Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know |Various
It was not long now till the red woman arrived at the place and found both the Amadan and the cat lying side by side, dead.

Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know |Various

And with a roar and a run the beggarman made for the Amadan, and the roar of him rattled the stars in the sky.

Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know |Various

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amadan

noun Irish.

Origin of amadan

Words nearby amadan

Example sentences from the Web for amadan