"bàn" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See bàn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /paːn/
Etymology: From Old Irish bán, from Proto-Celtic *bānos (“white”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“shine”); Greek φᾱνός (phānós, “bright”); Sanskrit भानु (bhānú, “light”); further away is English bale (bale-fire). Etymology templates: {{root|gd|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-|id=shine}}, {{inh|gd|sga|bán}} Old Irish bán, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*bānos||white}} Proto-Celtic *bānos (“white”), {{der|gd|ine-pro|*bʰeh₂-||shine}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“shine”) Head templates: {{head|gd|adjective|genitive singular masculine|bàin|genitive singular feminine|bàine|||nominative plural|bàna|comparative|bàine|||||||||f1accel-form=gen|s|m|f2accel-form=gen|s|f|f3accel-form=gen|s|f|f4accel-form=p|f5accel-form=comparative|f6accel-form=comparative|f7accel-form=comparative|f8accel-form=qualitative|f9accel-form=qualitative|head=}} bàn (genitive singular masculine bàin, genitive singular feminine bàine, nominative plural bàna, comparative bàine), {{gd-adj|comp=bàine|gsf=bàine|gsm=bàin|pl=bàna}} bàn (genitive singular masculine bàin, genitive singular feminine bàine, nominative plural bàna, comparative bàine) Inflection templates: {{gd-decl-adj-1|b|àn|àin}}, {{gd-decl-adj-table|bàn|bhàin|bàn|bhàin|bhàn|bàine|bhàin|bhàn|bàna|bàna|bàna|bàna|type=type I adjective}} Forms: bàin [genitive, masculine, singular], bàine [feminine, genitive, singular], bàna [nominative, plural], bàine [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], bàn [masculine, nominative], bhàn [feminine, nominative], bàna [nominative, plural], bhàin [genitive, masculine], bàine [feminine, genitive], bàna [genitive, plural], bàn [dative, masculine], bhàin [dative, feminine], bàna [dative, plural], bhàin [masculine, vocative], bhàn [feminine, vocative], bàna [plural, vocative]
  1. white, pale, fair Synonyms: fionn, geal
    Sense id: en-bàn-gd-adj-bRuGuYRg Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Scottish Gaelic links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic links with redundant wikilinks: 93 7
  2. (hair color) fair, blond Categories (topical): Hair colors
    Sense id: en-bàn-gd-adj-Ykj3sXRE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: comhachag-bhàn (english: snowy owl) [feminine], corra-bhàn (english: stork) [feminine], còta-bàn (english: petticoat) [masculine], iolair-bhàn (english: sea eagle) [feminine], lèine bhàn (english: white tissue lining eggshell) [feminine], talamh bàn (english: fallow ground) [masculine]
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      "english": "white tissue lining eggshell",
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      ],
      "word": "lèine bhàn"
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      "english": "fallow ground",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "geal"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "donn"
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      "word": "buidhe"
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      "word": "uaine"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gorm"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "liath"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "guirmean"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        {
          "english": "James has blond hair.",
          "text": "Tha falt bàn air Seumas.",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/paːn/"
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  "word": "bàn"
}
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      "english": "snowy owl",
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      "english": "stork",
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      "english": "petticoat",
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      "word": "lèine bhàn"
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      "english": "fallow ground",
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      "word": "gorm"
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      "word": "liath"
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      "glosses": [
        "white, pale, fair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ],
        [
          "pale",
          "pale"
        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fionn"
        },
        {
          "word": "geal"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples",
        "gd:Hair colors"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "James has blond hair.",
          "text": "Tha falt bàn air Seumas.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fair, blond"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ],
        [
          "color",
          "color"
        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "blond",
          "blond"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "hair color",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(hair color) fair, blond"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/paːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bàn"
}

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