rabhán

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

rabhán m (genitive singular rabháin, nominative plural rabháin)

1. spasm, prolonged fit (of coughing)
2. sudden outburst, fit
3. (literary) doggerel verse, vulgar rhyme

Declension

Declension of rabhán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative rabhán rabháin vocative a rabháin a rabhána genitive rabháin rabhán dative rabhán rabháin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an rabhán na rabháin genitive an rabháin na rabhán dative leis an rabhán don rabhán leis na rabháin

Noun

rabhán m (genitive singular rabháin)

1. (botany) thrift, sea pink

   Synonyms: rabhán mara, caoróg mhara, nóinín cladaigh

Declension

Declension of rabhán (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative rabhán vocative a rabháin genitive rabháin dative rabhán forms with the definite article case singular nominative an rabhán genitive an rabháin dative leis an rabhán don rabhán

Alternative forms

• ruán