gobán

Irish

Etymology

From gob +‎ -án.

Noun

gobán m (genitive singular gobáin, nominative plural gobáin)

1. diminutive of gob (“tip, bill”)
2. gag, muzzle

   Cuireadh gobán in a bhéal. ― He was muzzled.

3. dummy, pacifier

Declension

Declension of gobán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gobán gobáin Vocative a ghobáin a ghobána Genitive gobáin gobán Dative gobán gobáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gobán na gobáin Genitive an ghobáin na ngobán Dative leis an ngobán don ghobán leis na gobáin

Derived terms

• gobánach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gobán	ghobán	ngobán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gobán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN