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balbán

balbán

Old Irish

Noun

balbán m

  1. dumb person

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
balbán balbán
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbalbán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • balbán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.