gabhann

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Irish

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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gabhann m (genitive singular gabhainn, nominative plural gabhainn)

  1. (cattle-)pound
    Synonym: garraí gabhainn
  2. enclosure, pen
Declension
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Alternative forms
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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gabhann m

  1. genitive singular/plural of gabha

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gabhann

  1. present analytic of gabh

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gabhann ghabhann ngabhann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 129

Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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gabhann m (genitive singular gabhainn, no plural)

  1. flattery, adulation, sycophancy
  2. gall
  3. prating, tattling, gossip
  4. gaol, prison
  5. Alternative form of gafann