Contionary:mab

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]
• (Wessex, Southeast, East Anglian) IPA: [mæb]

Noun

mab m (plural mébion)

1. boy
2. son

Coordinate terms

• mam ("mother")
• merch ("daughter", "girl")
• tad ("father")

Mutation

• mhab (soft mutation)