anbhann
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish anfann. By surface analysis, an- (“excessively”) + fann (“weak, feeble”).
Adjective
anbhann (genitive singular masculine anbhainn, genitive singular feminine anbhainne, plural anbhanna, comparative anbhainne)
Declension
Declension of anbhann
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | anbhann | anbhann | anbhanna | |
| Vocative | anbhainn | anbhanna | ||
| Genitive | anbhanne | anbhanna | anbhann | |
| Dative | anbhann | anbhann; anbhainn (archaic) |
anbhanna | |
| Comparative | níos anbhanne | |||
| Superlative | is anbhanne | |||
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| anbhann | n-anbhann | hanbhann | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “anbhann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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