marbán

Old Irish

Etymology

marb (“dead”) +‎ -án

Noun

marbán m

corpse, dead person

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	marbán	marbán^L	marbáin^L
vocative	marbáin	marbán^L	marbánu^H
accusative	marbán^N	marbán^L	marbánu^H
genitive	marbáin^L	marbán	marbán^N
dative	marbán^L	marbánaib	marbánaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: marbhán
Scottish Gaelic: marbhan

Mutation

Mutation of *marbán*
radical	lenition	nasalization
marbán also mmarbán in h-prothesis environments	marbán pronounced with /β̃-/	marbán also mmarbán

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