tobann

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Alteration of earlier obann, from Middle Irish opund (“quick, sudden”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic obann.

Pronunciation

Adjective

tobann (genitive singular masculine tobainn, genitive singular feminine tobainne, plural tobanna, comparative tobainne)

  1. sudden, unexpected
  2. hasty, quick
    Synonyms: araiciseach, mear
  3. precipitate (with a hasty impulse), rash, snap (done quickly and unexpectedly), abrupt (without notice)
    Synonym: mear
  4. impetuous (making arbitrary decisions), impulsive (actuated by impulse or transient feelings)
  5. irascible, quick-tempered, short-tempered
    Synonyms: colgach, araiciseach

Declension

Declension of tobann
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative tobann thobann tobanna;
thobanna²
Vocative thobainn tobanna
Genitive tobainne tobanna tobann
Dative tobann;
thobann¹ 		thobann;
thobainn (archaic) 		tobanna;
thobanna²
Comparative níos tobainne
Superlative is tobainne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
tobann thobann dtobann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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