gealbhan

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish gelbann. Compare Scottish Gaelic gealbhonn; Cornish and Breton golvan; Welsh golfan. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟəˈl̪ˠuːn̪ˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟalˠəwənˠ/, /ˈɟal̪ˠəwən̪ˠ/; (as if spelled gealbhán) /ˈɟalˠəwanˠ/, /ˈɟal̪ˠəwan̪ˠ/ === Noun === gealbhan m (genitive singular gealbhain, nominative plural gealbhain) sparrow (bird of the family Passeridae) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gealbhan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gelbann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “gealbhan”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “gealbhan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54 == Scottish Gaelic == === Noun === gealbhan m (genitive singular gealbhain, plural gealbhanan) (South Argyll) fire (in a fireplace) hearth bonfire === Further reading === Seumas Grannd (2000), The Gaelic of Islay: A Comparative Study‎[1], Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISBN