Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

omadhaun

/ˈɒmədɔːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: omad-haun
IPA: /ˈɒmədɔːn/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fool or simpleton; someone out of their senses.

Example Sentences

""Av haith!" sez Tom, burstin' out laughin'. "Shure you don't take me to be sich an omedhaun as to b'lieve that?" "Do as ye plase," sez he, "but what I tell ye is the raal thruth.""
"[…] an Omadhaun is a man who began life with some sense, but lost most of it on his journey."
"It is supposed—they say, you know—to take place in the depot where they get these thundering big country fellows, omadhauns, you know, to drill."
"Tin trumpets some of the omadhauns had brought along to bray with […]"
""No, you omadhaun. It bites your shoulder, rips it right off.""

Etymology

From Irish amadán, introduced into English via literature and political speech.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: amadán

Inflected Forms

omadhauns (plural) amadan (alternative) omadawn (alternative) omathaun (alternative) omedhaun (alternative) ommadawn (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce omadhaun?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒmədɔːn/.
What does omadhaun mean?: A fool or simpleton; someone out of their senses.
Where does omadhaun come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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