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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Old Loegrish ''mab'' < Proto-Brythonic [ | From Old Loegrish ''mab'' < Proto-Brythonic [[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/mab|*''mab'']] < Proto-Celtic [[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mak%CA%B7os|*''makʷos'']]. Confer Welsh, Cornish, Breton [[wikt:mab|''mab'']], Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx [[wikt:mac|''mac'']], Gaulish [[wikt:mapos|''mapos'']]. | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:43, 11 July 2022
Loegrish
Etymology
From Old Loegrish mab < Proto-Brythonic *mab < Proto-Celtic *makʷos. Confer Welsh, Cornish, Breton mab, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx mac, Gaulish mapos.
Pronunciation
- (Mercian) IPA: [mab]
- (Sabhonol, Wessex, Southeast, East Anglian) IPA: [mæb]
Noun
mab m (plural mébion)
- boy
- son
Coordinate terms
- mam ("mother")
- merch ("daughter", "girl")
- tad ("father")
Mutation
| Radical | Soft | Aspirate |
|---|---|---|
| mab | mhab | mab (unchanged) |