Contionary:mab

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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)

  1. boy
  2. son

Coordinate terms

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

Mutation

Radical Soft Aspirate
mab mhab mab
(unchanged)