ballán

See also: ballan and Ballan

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish ballán, perhaps from ball (organ).

Pronunciation

  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbˠʊl̪ˠɑːn/[1] (corresponding to the form bullán)
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠal̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈbˠal̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Noun

ballán m (genitive singular balláin, nominative plural balláin)

  1. drinking vessel
  2. cup-shaped hole in a rock
  3. teat, pap

Declension

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

  1. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 58

Further reading

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