ábhann

See also: abhann

Irish

Alternative forms

• adhbhann

Etymology

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Noun

ábhann m (genitive singular ábhainn, nominative plural ábhainn)

1. (music) strain; tune

Declension

Declension of ábhann (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ábhann ábhainn vocative a ábhainn a ábhanna genitive ábhainn ábhann dative ábhann ábhainn forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ábhann na hábhainn genitive an ábhainn na n-ábhann dative leis an ábhann don ábhann leis na hábhainn

Derived terms

• ábhannach (“tuneful, melodious”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ábhann

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ábhann	n-ábhann	hábhann	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ábhann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN