beann

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Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, prong, horn”), from Proto-Celtic *bennom (“peak, top”).

Noun

beann f (genitive singular binne, nominative plural beanna)

1. horn, antler
2. drinking horn
3. tine, prong
4. (uncountable) regard; dependence

Declension

Declension of beann

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative beann beanna Vocative a bheann a bheanna Genitive binne beann Dative beann beanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bheann na beanna Genitive na binne na mbeann Dative leis an mbeann don bheann leis na beanna

Related terms

• binn f (“peak, tip, summit; corner, gable; pinnacle; horn; stanza, couplet”)

Etymology 2

Inflected form of binn.

Noun

beann f

1. genitive plural of binn
2. Alternative form of binn

Mutation

Irish 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

• "beann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “benn (‘peak; horn; regard’)”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, prong, horn”), from Proto-Celtic *bennom (“peak, top”).

Noun

beann f (genitive singular beinn)

1. degree
2. step
3. beam
   • a bheann iùbhraidh ― its beam of yew
4. corner
5. skirt
6. attention
7. regard
8. (Islay) horn
9. top, peak
10. drinking cup, drinking horn
11. rock
12. arm of a cross
13. prong of a cycle-fork
14. (rarely) bone

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “benn (‘peak; horn; regard’)”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN