banbh
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish banb (“young pig”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑn̪ˠəvˠ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑnəvˠ/
- (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈbˠanˠəvˠ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈbˠanˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠanˠu/
Noun
editbanbh m (genitive singular bainbh, nominative plural bainbh)
Declension
editDeclension of banbh
- Alternative plural: banbhaí
Derived terms
edit- bainbhín (diminutive)
- banbh balláin (“sucking-pig”)
- banbhán (diminutive)
Descendants
edit- English: bonham
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
banbh | bhanbh | mbanbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “banb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language