ballán
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish ballán, perhaps from ball (“organ”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ballán m (genitive singular balláin, nominative plural balláin)
Declension
Declension of ballán
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- banbh balláin (“suckling pig”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ballán | bhallán | mballán |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 58
Further reading
- “ballán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ballán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ballán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 51
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 79
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