Mab
English
Proper noun
Mab
- (astronomy) A moon of Uranus
- A female given name, related to Maeve.
- 1864, Julia Kavanagh, Queen Mab, page 162:
- "Good-bye, Mab," said Mr. Ford, stretching out his arm, and gathering her to his heart. "Good-bye, darling - you will think of the old man, eh?" Tears and kisses were Mab's only reply.
- 2012 November 27, Jim Butcher, Cold Days, Penguin, →ISBN:
- “Consider,” Mab said, “that I have done something for her that you never could have.” “What's that, exactly?” “I have put her beyond the reach of the White Council and their Wardens,” Mab said, again […]
Translations
moon of Uranus
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Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːb/
- (with definite article) IPA(key): /ə ˈmaːb/
Coordinate terms
- y Tad (“the Father”)
- Trindod (“Trinity”)
- yr Ysbryd Glân (“the Holy Spirit”)
Derived terms
- y Tad, y Mab a'r Ysbryd Glân (“the Father, Son and Holy Ghost”)
Related terms
- Mab Duw (“Son of God”)
- Mab Dyn (“Son of Man”)
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Mab | Fab | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Mab”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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