cearban

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• carban, cairbean, cairbhean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʲʰaɾapan/, /ˈkʲʰɛɾɛpan/

Noun

cearban m (genitive singular cearbain, plural cearbanan)

1. shark, basking shark
2. buttercup

Synonyms

• (shark): siorc
• (buttercup): buidheag-an-t-samhraidh

Mutation

Mutation of cearban

radical	lenition
cearban	chearban

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.