beann
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish benn (“peak, point, prong, horn”), from Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”).
Noun
editbeann f (genitive singular binne, nominative plural beanna)
Declension
editDeclension of beann
Related terms
edit- binn f (“peak, tip, summit; corner, gable; pinnacle; horn; stanza, couplet”)
Etymology 2
editInflected form of binn.
Noun
editbeann f
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beann | bheann | mbeann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “benn (‘peak; horn; regard’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “beann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “beann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish benn (“peak, point, prong, horn”), from Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”). Doublet of beinn.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbeann f (genitive singular beinn, plural beannan)
- degree
- step
- beam
- a bheann iùbhraidh ― its beam of yew
- corner
- skirt
- attention
- regard
- (Islay) horn
- top, peak
- drinking cup, drinking horn
- rock
- arm of a cross
- prong of a cycle-fork
- (rarely) bone
Declension
editDeclension of beann (class IIa feminine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | beann | beannan |
Genitive | beinne, beinn | bheann |
Dative | beinn | beannan; beannaibh✝ |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (a') bheann | (na) beannan |
Genitive | (na) beinne, beinn | (nam) beann |
Dative | (a') bheinn | (na) beannan; beannaibh✝ |
Vocative | bheann | bheanna |
✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
beann | bheann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Edward Dwelly (1911) “beann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “benn (‘peak; horn; regard’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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