carbán

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Irish

Etymology

From Old French carpe, from Late Latin carpa, from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*karpa), + -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

carbán m (genitive singular carbáin, nominative plural carbáin)

  1. carp (freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae)

Declension

Declension of carbán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative carbán carbáin
vocative a charbáin a charbána
genitive carbáin carbán
dative carbán carbáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an carbán na carbáin
genitive an charbáin na gcarbán
dative leis an gcarbán
don charbán 		leis na carbáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of carbán
radical lenition eclipsis
carbán charbán gcarbán

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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