anbhann

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish anfann. By surface analysis, an- (“excessively”) +‎ fann (“weak, feeble”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

anbhann (genitive singular masculine anbhainn, genitive singular feminine anbhainne, plural anbhanna, comparative anbhainne)

  1. weak, feeble

Declension

Declension of anbhann
Positive singular plural
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

Mutated forms of anbhann
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
anbhann n-anbhann hanbhann not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21

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