ailbhean
Scottish Gaelic
Ailbhean.
Alternative forms
- oileabhan, oillbheint, oilleabhaint
Etymology
From Middle Irish elifaint, borrowed from Old French olifant. Cognate with Irish eilifint.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛl̪ɛvan/
- Hyphenation: ail‧bhean
Noun
ailbhean m (genitive singular ailbhein, plural ailbheanan)
- elephant
Declension
Declension of ailbhean (type I masculine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ailbhean | ailbheanan |
| Genitive | ailbhein | ailbheanan |
| Dative | ailbhean | ailbheanan |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (an) t-ailbhean | (na) h-ailbheanan |
| Genitive | (an) ailbhein | (nan) ailbheanan |
| Dative | (an) ailbhean | (na) h-ailbheanan |
| Vocative | (a) ailbhein | (a) ailbheanan |
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ailbhean | n-ailbhean | h-ailbhean | t-ailbhean |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Colin Mark (2003), “ailbhean”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 16