baban

See also: babán

Cornish

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈba.ban]

Noun

baban m (plural babanes)

1. baby

Mutation

Mutation of baban

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
baban	vaban	unchanged	paban	faban, vaban*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Finnish

Noun

baban

1. genitive singular of baba

Galician

Verb

baban

1. third-person plural present indicative of babar

Middle English

Noun

baban

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of babe (“baby”)

Descendants

• → Welsh: baban

Romanian

Alternative forms

• băban

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from babă +‎ -an, as it originally referred to the age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈban/

Adjective

baban m or n (feminine singular babană, masculine plural babani, feminine/neuter plural babane)

1. large, plump
2. barren (particularly for sheep in case of aging)

Declension

Declension of baban

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	baban		babană	babani	babane
	definite	babanul		babana	babanii	babanele
genitive- dative	indefinite	baban		babane	babani	babane
	definite	babanului		babanei	babanilor	babanelor

Turkish

Noun

baban

1. second-person singular possessive of baba

Welsh

Etymology

Middle English baban, babe, from Old English *baba

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbaban/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbaːban/, /ˈbaban/

Noun

baban m (plural babanod)

1. baby, babe, infant

Synonyms

• babi, maban

Derived terms

• babanaidd (“infantile”)
• babandod (“infancy”)
• cloch (y) baban (“snowdrop”)
• tegan y baban (“yellow rattle”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of baban

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
baban	faban	maban	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “baby”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “baban”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “baban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies