gealbhan

Irish

gealbhan binne

Etymology

From Old Irish gelbann. Compare Cornish and Breton golvan.

Noun

gealbhan m (genitive singular gealbhain, nominative plural gealbhain)

  1. sparrow (bird of the family Passeridae)

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gealbhan ghealbhan ngealbhan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "gealbhan" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “gelbann” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “gealbhan” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “gealbhan” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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