Genitive Form: Inbhir na h-Abhann

Sources

Innernahavin c. 1591 Pont text 145r

Ionmhair na h-Amhuinn 1890 Amhainn Spe TGSI xvii pp. 9-17

Inbhir-na-Amhuinn, the confluence of the Truim with the Spey: Glimpses of Church and Social Life in the Highlands in Olden Times by Alexander MacPherson 1893, p. 314

Inbher na-h-abhainn Loyal Lochaber, p. 19

I. nahaun Diack Ms2276

Inbhir-na-haun: Place-name Survey material A20

“Invernavine (1603), means the confluence of the river, that is, of the Truim with Spey.” MacBain 276

Additional Information

The early forms and modern forms in Gaelic orthography suggest Abhainn as the genitive form but Diack and the Survey forms suggest Abhann. Abhann is the expected genitive form of abhainn in this area.