Beccán

Old Irish

Etymology

From bec (“small”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲeɡaːn]

Proper noun

Beccán m (genitive Beccáin)

1. a male given name

Declension

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Beccán	—	—
Vocative	Beccáin	—	—
Accusative	BeccánN	—	—
Genitive	BeccáinL	—	—
Dative	BeccánL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: Beagán
• Scottish Gaelic: Beagan
  • ⇒ Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Bheagain
    • → English: Dunvegan
• → Old Norse: Bekan
  • Icelandic: Bekan

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Beccán	Beccán pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/	mBeccán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 30