banb

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *banwos. Cognate with Welsh banw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ban͈v/

Noun

banb m (genitive bainb)

1. piglet, young pig

   Synonym: orc

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	banb	banbL	bainbL
Vocative	bainb	banbL	banbuH
Accusative	banbN	banbL	banbuH
Genitive	bainbL	banb	banbN
Dative	banbL	banbaib	banbaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: banbh
• Manx: bannoo

Mutation

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

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “banb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language