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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ablann, a later form of obla(e), from Latin oblāta or oblātiō, or both.
Pronunciation
Noun
abhlann f (genitive singular abhlainne, nominative plural abhlanna)
- (Christianity) communion wafer, altar bread
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| abhlann
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n-abhlann
|
habhlann
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abhlann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ablann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “obla(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “abhlann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “abhlann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024