banbhán
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish banbán. By surface analysis, banbh + -án.
Noun
banbhán m (genitive singular banbháin, nominative plural banbháin)
- Diminutive of banbh (“piglet”)
Declension
Declension of banbhán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Descendants
- → English: bonham
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| banbhán | bhanbhán | mbanbhán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 88
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “banbán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “banḃán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 52
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “manḃán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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