earrbhán

Irish

Etymology

From earr (“tail”) +‎ bán (“white”).

Adjective

earrbhán (genitive singular masculine earrbháin, genitive singular feminine earrbháine, plural earrbhána, comparative earrbháine)

  1. white-tailed

Declension

Declension of earrbhán
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative earrbhán earrbhán earrbhána;
earrbhána2
vocative earrbháin earrbhána
genitive earrbháine earrbhána earrbhán
dative earrbhán;
earrbhán1 		earrbhán;
earrbháin (archaic) 		earrbhána;
earrbhána2
Comparative níos earrbháine
Superlative is earrbháine

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of earrbhán
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
earrbhán n-earrbhán hearrbhán not applicable

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

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