sparán

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish sparán (compare Scottish Gaelic sporan), possibly from Late Latin bursa (“purse”), ultimately from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “leather, hide”).

Noun

sparán m (genitive singular sparáin, nominative plural sparáin)

  1. purse
    Synonym: mála
  2. sporran
  3. (animals) stomach

Declension
Declension of sparán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sparán sparáin
Vocative a sparáin a sparána
Genitive sparáin sparán
Dative sparán sparáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an sparán na sparáin
Genitive an sparáin na sparán
Dative leis an sparán

don sparán

 leis na sparáin

Derived terms
  • fear sparáin (“bursar, treasurer”)
  • lus an sparáin (“shepherd's purse”)
  • ruóg sparáin (“purse-string”)
  • sparán Albanach (“sporran”)
  • sparán na bhfeoirlingí (“(ruminant's) second stomach, reticulum”)
  • sparán na caillí mairbhe (“egg-case of skate, mermaid's purse”)
  • sparán na scillinge (“(leprechaun's) inexhaustible purse; the widow’s cruse”)
  • sparán nótaí (“note-case”)
  • sreangáin sparáin (“purse-strings”)
  • triopall sparáin (“lower part of (string-)purse”)

Further reading
  • "sparán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “1 sparán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “sparán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “sparán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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