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Bann

Bann

See also: bann

English

Proper noun

Bann

  1. A river in Northern Ireland, which flows through Lough Neagh.
  2. A river in southeast Ireland.

German

Etymology

From Old High German [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

Bann m (genitive Banns or Bannes, plural Banne)

  1. jurisdiction
  2. ban, proscription
  3. excommunication
  4. a regiment of Hitler Youth or the SS.

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

  • Bannbrief, Bannbulle, bannen, Bannkreis, etc.

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑn/
    Rhymes: -ɑn

Noun

Bann m (plural Bänn)

  1. communal district

bann

bann

See also: Bann

German

Verb

bann

  1. Imperative singular of bannen.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of bannen.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bande (pack, bunch)

Noun

bann

  1. bunch, group

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /panː/
    Rhymes: -anː

Noun

bann n (genitive singular banns, nominative plural bönn)

  1. a ban
  2. a prohibition
  3. excommunication

Declension

Derived terms

  • aðflutningsbann
  • banna
  • hafnbann
  • innflutningsbann
  • lögbann
  • verkbann
  • viðskiptabann

Hyponyms

Related terms

Synonyms

  • (ban): forboð
  • (excommunication): kirkjubann

Luxembourgish

Verb

bann

  1. second-person singular imperative of bannen

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowing from English band, from Old Norse band, from Proto-Germanic *bindaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (to bind). Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌹 (bandi), Sanskrit बध्नाति (badhnāti, he/she binds), Modern Irish banna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paun̴̪/

Noun

bann m (genitive singular banna or bainne, plural bannan or banntan)

  1. strip (of material)
  2. bandage
  3. hinge
  4. (finance) bond

Derived terms


Swedish

Noun

bann n

  1. ban
  2. excommunication