balbhan

See also: balbhán

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish *balbán (compare Irish balbhán). By surface analysis, balbh +‎ -an.

Noun

balbhan m (genitive singular balbhain, plural balbhanan)

mute (person unable to speak)

Related terms

balbh
balbhachd

References

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “balbán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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