amadan

American  

[ah-muh-dawn] / ˈɑ məˌdɔn /

noun

Irish.

1. fool.

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Etymology

Origin of amadan

< Irish amadán, diminutive (with suffix -án ) of amaid a foolish woman < *anmedy witless (< *an-man-t-i; mental ¹ ), crossed with *ameth (< *ambi-bito-; compare Old Irish baéth foolish) very foolish

Example Sentences

Belfast’s Lyric had to cancel its co-production of 1984 with Bruiser Theatre Company but instead launched the initiative New Speak: Re-imagined, in which Northern Irish talents including Amadan Ensemble, Dominic Montague and Katie Richardson respond to the lockdown crisis.

From The Guardian

"Aren't you the amadan to be biting the tongue between your teeth?" he said.

From Project Gutenberg

The Amadan's mother died, and the king married again.

From Project Gutenberg

So to keep him from growing and to weaken him, she had him fed on dough made of raw meal and water, and for that he was called "The Amadan of the Dough."

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But instead of getting weaker, it was getting stronger the Amadan was on this fare, and he was able to thrash all of his stepbrothers together.

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