carbán
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French carpe, from Late Latin carpa, from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*karpa), + -án.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kɑrˠˈbˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkarˠbˠɑːnˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkarˠbˠænˠ/
Noun[edit]
carbán m (genitive singular carbáin, nominative plural carbáin)
- carp (freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae)
Declension[edit]
Declension of carbán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
carbán | charbán | gcarbán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “carbán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “carbán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “carbán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024