banbhán

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish banbán. By surface analysis, banbh +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠanˠəfˠanˠ/, /ˈbˠan̪ˠəfan̪ˠ/ (as if spelled banfán)

Noun

banbhán m (genitive singular banbháin, nominative plural banbháin)

1. diminutive of banbh (“piglet”)

Declension

Declension of banbhán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative banbhán banbháin vocative a bhanbháin a bhanbhána genitive banbháin banbhán dative banbhán banbháin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an banbhán na banbháin genitive an bhanbháin na mbanbhán dative leis an mbanbhán don bhanbhán leis na banbháin

Descendants

• → English: bonham

Mutation

Mutated forms of banbhán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
banbhán	bhanbhán	mbanbhán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern 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), “banbán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “banḃán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 52
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “manḃán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN