Beccán

Old Irish

Etymology

From bec (“small”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲeɡaːn]

Proper noun

Beccán m (genitive Beccáin)

  1. a male given name

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

Descendants
  • Irish: Beagán
  • Scottish Gaelic: Beagan
    • ⇒ Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Bheagain
      • → English: Dunvegan
  • → Old Norse: Bekan

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
Beccán Beccán
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mBeccán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 30
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