balbhán
See also: balbhan
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish balbán (compare Scottish Gaelic balbhan), synchronically balbh (“dumb, mute; inarticulate; dull; silent”) + -án.
Noun
balbhán m (genitive singular balbháin, nominative plural balbháin)
Declension
Declension of balbhán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- balbhán béice m (“puffball”)
Related terms
- balbhántaíocht f (“dumbness, muteness; stammering”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| balbhán | bhalbhán | mbalbhán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "balbhán" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “balbán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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