nirbheána

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).

Noun

nirbheána m (genitive singular nirbheána)

1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Declension

Declension of nirbheána

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative nirbheána Vocative a nirbheána Genitive nirbheána Dative nirbheána

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an nirbheána Genitive an nirbheána Dative leis an nirbheána don nirbheána

References

• “nirvana”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024