earrbhán
Irish
Etymology
From earr (“tail”) + bán (“white”).
Adjective
earrbhán (genitive singular masculine earrbháin, genitive singular feminine earrbháine, plural earrbhána, comparative earrbháine)
- white-tailed
Declension
Declension of earrbhán
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | earrbhán | earrbhán | earrbhána; earrbhána² | |
| Vocative | earrbháin | earrbhána | ||
| Genitive | earrbháine | earrbhána | earrbhán | |
| Dative | earrbhán; earrbhán¹ | earrbhán; earrbháin (archaic) | earrbhána; earrbhána² | |
| Comparative | níos earrbháine | |||
| Superlative | is earrbháine | |||
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| earrbhán | n-earrbhán | hearrbhán | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||