See also: bènnan

Old Irish edit

Etymology edit

benn +‎ -án

Noun edit

bennán m

  1. horned animal, cow; calf
  2. horned or peaked object

Inflection edit

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative bennán bennánL bennáinL
Vocative bennáin bennánL bennánuH
Accusative bennánN bennánL bennánuH
Genitive bennáinL bennán bennánN
Dative bennánL bennánaib bennánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation edit

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