gann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gand.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡan̪ˠ/

Noun

gann (genitive singular feminine gainne, plural ganna, comparative gainne)

1. sparse, thin
2. scarce, scant, rare

Declension

Declension of gann

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	gann	ghann	ganna; ghanna²
Vocative	ghann		ganna
Genitive		gainne	ganna	gann
Dative	gann; ghann¹	ghann; ghann (archaic)	ganna; ghanna²
Comparative	níos gainne
Superlative	is gainne

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gann	ghann	ngann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 351
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gand”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 43

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaun̪ˠ/

Adjective

gann

1. sparse, thin
2. scarce, scant, rare

Derived terms

• gann de

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gann	ghann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Vilamovian

Verb

gann

1. Alternative form of gaonn