banbh

Irish

Alternative forms

banbhán, banbhín

Etymology

From Old Irish banb (“young pig”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑn̪ˠəvˠ/
(Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑnəvˠ/
(Connemara) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠanˠəvˠ/
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠanˠuː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠanˠu/

Noun

banbh m (genitive singular bainbh, nominative plural bainbh)

piglet
Synonyms: arc, arcán
(card games) ace of hearts

Declension

Declension of banbh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	banbh	bainbh
Vocative	a bhainbh	a bhanbha
Genitive	bainbh	banbh
Dative	banbh	bainbh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an banbh	na bainbh
Genitive	an bhainbh	na mbanbh
Dative	leis an mbanbh don bhanbh	leis na bainbh

Alternative plural: banbhaí

Derived terms

bainbhín (diminutive)
banbh balláin (“sucking-pig”)
banbhán (diminutive)

Descendants

English: bonham

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
banbh	bhanbh	mbanbh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “banb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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