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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, prong, horn”), from Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”).
Noun
beann f (genitive singular binne, nominative plural beanna)
- horn, antler
- drinking horn
- tine, prong
- (uncountable) regard; dependence
Declension
Related terms
- binn f (“peak, tip, summit; corner, gable; pinnacle; horn; stanza, couplet”)
Etymology 2
Inflected form of binn.
Noun
beann f
- genitive plural of binn
- Alternative form of binn
Mutation
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| beann
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bheann
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mbeann
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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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “benn (‘peak; horn; regard’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “beann” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “beann” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish benn (“peak, point, prong, horn”), from Proto-Celtic *bandā (“peak, top”). Doublet of beinn.
Pronunciation
Noun
beann f (genitive singular beinn, plural beannan)
- degree
- step
- beam
- a bheann iùbhraidh ― its beam of yew
- corner
- skirt
- attention
- regard
- (Islay) horn
- top, peak
- drinking cup, drinking horn
- rock
- arm of a cross
- prong of a cycle-fork
- (rarely) bone
Declension
Declension of beann (class IIa feminine noun)
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
Mutation
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Lenition
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| beann |
bheann
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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
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “beann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “benn (‘peak; horn; regard’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language