ballán
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish ballán, perhaps from ball (“organ”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbˠʊl̪ˠɑːn/[1] (corresponding to the form bullán)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠal̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈbˠal̪ˠan̪ˠ/
Noun edit
ballán m (genitive singular balláin, nominative plural balláin)
Declension edit
Declension of ballán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- banbh balláin (“suckling pig”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ballán | bhallán | mballán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 58
Further reading edit
- “ballán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ballán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ballán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 51
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79