Beccán

Old Irish

Etymology

From bec (“small”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲeɡaːn]

Proper noun

Beccán m (genitive Beccáin)

1. a male given name

Declension

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Beccán	—	—
vocative	Beccáin	—	—
accusative	BeccánN	—	—
genitive	BeccáinL	—	—
dative	BeccánL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Descendants

• Irish: Beagán
• Scottish Gaelic: Beagan
  • ⇒ Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Bheagain
    • → English: Dunvegan
• → Old Norse: Bekan
  • Icelandic: Bekan

Mutation

Mutation of Beccán

radical	lenition	nasalization
Beccán	Beccán pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mBeccán

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

Further reading

• Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 30