ábhann

See also: abhann

Irish

Alternative forms

adhbhann

Etymology

Noun

ábhann m (genitive singular ábhainn, nominative plural ábhainn)

(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

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ábhann	n-ábhann	hábhann	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"ábhann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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