aran
/ˈa.ɾan/masculine
The Gaelic word for bread is aran.
aran refers to baked dough made from cereals.
Meaning: baked dough made from cereals (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
aran is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈa.ɾan/. The stress is on the first of two syllables.
Did you know?
- There is a traditional Gaelic belief that if you drop a piece of aran on the floor, you must kiss it to apologize to the grain and avoid bad luck.
- Traditional Irish soda bread is often marked with a cross on the top before baking to let steam escape and to ward off evil spirits.
- In traditional Gaelic culture, certain types of aran were specifically named after the method of cooking, such as bread cooked in a 'pot' or on a 'stone', rather than by their ingredients.
Examples in context
- Dh'ithe am fear aran.The man ate bread.This sentence shows how to use aran to describe someone eating.Tatoeba #770438 by marloncori, translation #767950 by marloncori
- Càite bheil an t-aran?Where's the bread?This sentence uses aran to ask for its location.Tatoeba #5782606 by Cainntear, translation #1529624 by erikspen
- Tha am ballach ag ithe aran.The boy is eating bread.This sentence demonstrates the continuous action of eating aran.Tatoeba #767936 by marloncori, translation #881343 by Zifre
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Example conversation
Eilidh and Callum are in the kitchen preparing lunch.
- EilidhA bheil aran agad, a Callum?Do you have any bread, Callum?
- CallumChan eil, ach tha iad ag teasgadh.No, but they are baking.
- EilidhTha mi ag iarraidh aran an t-aran seo.I want this bread.
- CallumTogaidh tu an aran an-dràsta.You take the bread now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bread” translations and entries aran, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
