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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
banbhán	bhanbhán	mbanbhán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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