See also: bannan

Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

From bannae (drop) +‎ -án.

Noun edit

bannán m

  1. small drop, droplet.

Inflection edit

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bannán bannánL bannáinL
Vocative bannáin bannánL bannánuH
Accusative bannánN bannánL bannánuH
Genitive bannáinL bannán bannánN
Dative bannánL bannánaib bannánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bannán bannán
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbannán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit