gobán
Irish
editEtymology
editNoun
editgobán m (genitive singular gobáin, nominative plural gobáin)
- diminutive of gob (“tip, bill”)
- gag, muzzle
- Cuireadh gobán in a bhéal. ― He was muzzled.
- dummy, pacifier
Declension
editDeclension of gobán
Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gobán | ghobán | ngobán |
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) “gobán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN