balbhan
See also: balbhán
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish *balbán (compare Irish balbhán). By surface analysis, balbh + -an.
Noun edit
balbhan m (genitive singular balbhain, plural balbhanan)
- mute (person unable to speak)
Related terms edit
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “balbán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language