banbh

Irish

Alternative forms

• banbhán, banbhín

Etymology

From Old Irish banb (“young pig”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑn̪ˠəvˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑnəvˠ/
• (Connemara) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠanˠəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠanˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠanˠu/

Noun

banbh m (genitive singular bainbh, nominative plural bainbh)

1. piglet

   Synonyms: arc, arcán

2. (card games) ace of hearts

Declension

Declension of banbh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative banbh bainbh Vocative a bhainbh a bhanbha Genitive bainbh banbh Dative banbh bainbh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an banbh na bainbh Genitive an bhainbh na mbanbh Dative leis an mbanbh don bhanbh leis na bainbh

• Alternative plural: banbhaí

Derived terms

• bainbhín (diminutive)
• banbh balláin (“sucking-pig”)
• banbhán (diminutive)

Descendants

• English: bonham

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
banbh	bhanbh	mbanbh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “banb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language