banb

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *banwos. Cognate with Welsh banw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [banβ]

Noun

banb m (genitive bainb)

1. piglet, young pig

   Synonym: orc

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	banb	banbL	bainbL
Vocative	bainb	banbL	banbuH
Accusative	banbN	banbL	banbuH
Genitive	bainbL	banb	banbN
Dative	banbL	banbaib	banbaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: banbh
• Manx: bannoo

Mutation

Mutation of banb

radical	lenition	nasalization
banb	banb pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbanb

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “banb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language