bianna

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

bianna m (genitive singular bianna, nominative plural biannaí)

1. ferrule
2. (engineering) thimble

Declension

Declension of bianna (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bianna biannaí vocative a bhianna a bhiannaí genitive bianna biannaí dative bianna biannaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bianna na biannaí genitive an bhianna na mbiannaí dative leis an mbianna don bhianna leis na biannaí

Etymology 2

Noun

bianna m pl

1. plural of bia (“food”)

Alternative forms

• biadhanna (obsolete)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bianna

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bianna	bhianna	mbianna

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bianna”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN