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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gand.
Pronunciation
Noun
gann (genitive singular feminine gainne, plural ganna, comparative gainne)
- sparse, thin
- scarce, scant, rare
Declension
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| gann
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ghann
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ngann
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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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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 351
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gand”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “gann” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gann” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 43
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish gand.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gann
- sparse, thin
- scarce, scant, rare
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| gann |
ghann
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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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Vilamovian
Verb
gann
- Alternative form of gaonn