balbhan
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See also: balbhán
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish *balbán (compare Irish balbhán). By surface analysis, balbh + -an.
Noun[edit]
balbhan m (genitive singular balbhain, plural balbhanan)
- mute (person unable to speak)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “balbán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language