marbhán

See also: marbhan

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish marbán. By surface analysis, marbh (dead) +‎ -án.

Noun

marbhán m (genitive singular marbháin, nominative plural marbháin)

  1. dead body, corpse

Declension

Declension of marbhán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative marbhán marbháin
vocative a mharbháin a mharbhána
genitive marbháin marbhán
dative marbhán marbháin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an marbhán na marbháin
genitive an mharbháin na marbhán
dative leis an marbhán
don mharbhán
leis na marbháin

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of marbhán
radical lenition eclipsis
marbhán mharbhán not applicable

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