nirbheána

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”).

Noun

nirbheána m (genitive singular nirbheána)

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Declension
Declension of nirbheána

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative nirbheána
Vocative a nirbheána
Genitive nirbheána
Dative nirbheána

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an nirbheána
Genitive an nirbheána
Dative leis an nirbheána

don nirbheána

References
  • “nirvana”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023
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