cearban

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• carban, cairbean, cairbhean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʲʰaɾapan/, /ˈkʲʰɛɾɛpan/

Noun

cearban m (genitive singular cearbain, plural cearbanan)

1. shark, basking shark
2. buttercup

Synonyms

• (shark): siorc
• (buttercup): buidheag-an-t-samhraidh

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
cearban	chearban
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.