Beccán

Old Irish

Etymology

From bec (“small”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲeɡaːn]

Proper noun

Beccán m (genitive Beccáin)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative Beccán — —
vocative Beccáin — —
accusative BeccánN — —
genitive BeccáinL — —
dative BeccánL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: Beagán
  • Scottish Gaelic: Beagan
    • ⇒ Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Bheagain
      • → English: Dunvegan
  • → Old Norse: Bekan

Mutation

Mutation of Beccán
radical lenition nasalization
Beccán Beccán
pronounced with /βʲ-/		 mBeccán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 30
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