banbhán

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish banbán.[1] By surface analysis, banbh +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠanˠəfˠanˠ/, /ˈbˠan̪ˠəfan̪ˠ/[2] (as if spelled banfán)

Noun

banbhán m (genitive singular banbháin, nominative plural banbháin)

  1. diminutive of banbh (“piglet”)

Declension

Declension of banbhán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative banbhán banbháin
vocative a bhanbháin a bhanbhána
genitive banbháin banbhán
dative banbhán banbháin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an banbhán na banbháin
genitive an bhanbháin na mbanbhán
dative leis an mbanbhán
don bhanbhán 		leis na banbháin

Descendants

  • → English: bonham

Mutation

Mutated forms of banbhán
radical lenition eclipsis
banbhán bhanbhán mbanbhán

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “banbán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 244, page 88

References

Further reading

  • 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, page 706; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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