fearbán

Irish

fearbán

Alternative forms

• fearbóg

Etymology

From fearb (“weal, welt”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəbˠanˠ/, /ˈfʲaɾˠəbˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

fearbán m (genitive singular fearbáin, nominative plural fearbáin)

1. crowfoot, buttercup (herb of the genus Ranunculus)
2. (specifically) creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens)

Declension

Declension of fearbán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fearbán fearbáin Vocative a fhearbáin a fhearbána Genitive fearbáin fearbán Dative fearbán fearbáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fearbán na fearbáin Genitive an fhearbáin na bhfearbán Dative leis an bhfearbán don fhearbán leis na fearbáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fearbán	fhearbán	bhfearbán
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), “ferbán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fearbán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 304
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fearbán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54