preabán

See also: preaban

Irish

Etymology

From preab + -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɾʲabˠanˠ/, /ˈpʲɾʲabˠan̪ˠ/[1]

Noun

preabán m (genitive singular preabáin, nominative plural preabáin)

  1. patch (piece of cloth used to repair a garment; small piece of anything used to repair a breach)
    Synonym: paiste
  2. (chiefly in the plural) rag (mean or tattered attire)
    Synonyms: giobal, cifleog
  3. a small piece of something

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
preabán phreabán bpreabán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 100

Further reading

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