carbán

Irish

Etymology

From Old French carpe, from Late Latin carpa, from Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰 (*karpa), + -án.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kɑrˠˈbˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkarˠbˠɑːnˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkarˠbˠænˠ/

Noun

carbán m (genitive singular carbáin, nominative plural carbáin)

  1. carp (freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae)

Declension
Declension of carbán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative carbán carbáin
Vocative a charbáin a charbána
Genitive carbáin carbán
Dative carbán carbáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an carbán na carbáin
Genitive an charbáin na gcarbán
Dative leis an gcarbán

don charbán

 leis na carbáin

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
carbán charbán gcarbán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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