tobann
Irish
Etymology
Alteration of Middle Irish obunn, from Old Irish opunn (“quick, sudden”).
Adjective
tobann (genitive singular feminine tobainne, plural tobanna, comparative tobainne)
Declension
Declension of tobann
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | tobann | thobann | tobanna; thobanna² | |
| Vocative | thtobainn | tobanna | ||
| Genitive | tobainne | tobanna | tobann | |
| Dative | tobann; thobann¹ |
thobann; thtobainn (archaic) |
tobanna; thobanna² | |
| Comparative | níos tobainne | |||
| Superlative | is tobainne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| tobann | thobann | dtobann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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