banbh

Irish

Alternative forms

• banbhán, banbhín

Etymology

From Old Irish banb (“young pig”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑn̪ˠəvˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑnəvˠ/
• (Connemara) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠanˠəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠanˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠanˠu/

Noun

banbh m (genitive singular bainbh, nominative plural bainbh)

1. piglet

   Synonyms: arc, arcán

2. (card games) ace of hearts

Declension

Declension of banbh (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative banbh bainbh vocative a bhainbh a bhanbha genitive bainbh banbh dative banbh bainbh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an banbh na bainbh genitive an bhainbh na mbanbh dative leis an mbanbh don bhanbh leis na bainbh

• Alternative plural: banbhaí

Derived terms

• bainbhín (diminutive)
• banbh balláin (“sucking-pig”)
• banbhán (diminutive)

Descendants

• English: bonham

Mutation

Mutated forms of banbh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
banbh	bhanbh	mbanbh

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “banb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language