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Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish benn (“prong, horn”) + -án
Pronunciation
Noun
bennán m (genitive bennáin, nominative plural bennáin)
- horned animal, cow; calf
- horned or peaked object
Mutation
Mutation of bennán
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lenition |
nasalization
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| bennán
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bennán
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
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mbennán
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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