abbán

See also: abban and Abbán

Old Irish

Etymology

ad- +‎ bán

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabaːn/

Adjective

abbán

1. very white

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	abbán	abbán	abbán
Vocative	abbáin* abbán**
Accusative	abbán	abbáin
Genitive	abbáin	abbáine	abbáin
Dative	abbán	abbáin	abbán
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	abbáin	abbána
Vocative	abbánu abbána†
Accusative	abbánu abbána†
Genitive	abbán
Dative	abbánaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
abbán (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-abbán
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), “abbán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language