ábhann

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See also: abhann

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

ábhann m (genitive singular ábhainn, nominative plural ábhainn)

  1. (music) strain; tune

Declension

Declension of ábhann (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ábhann ábhainn
vocative a ábhainn a ábhanna
genitive ábhainn ábhann
dative ábhann ábhainn
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an t-ábhann na hábhainn
genitive an ábhainn na n-ábhann
dative leis an ábhann
don ábhann 		leis na hábhainn

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ábhann
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ábhann n-ábhann hábhann not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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