Baintighearna

See also: baintighearna

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From baintighearna (“lady”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaɲ ˈtʲʰijərˠn̪ˠə/
  • Hyphenation: Bain‧ti‧ghear‧na

Proper noun

Baintighearna f

  1. Lady, Dame
    Baintighearna Mhic Beatha ― Lady MacBeth
    Fàilte dhan Tighearna agus dham Bhaintighearna Dhòmhnallaich! ― Hail to Lord and Lady MacDonald!
  2. (Wicca) Used to refer to the Goddess
    Cluinn m'ùrnaigh, a Bhaintighearna! ― Hear my prayer, O Lady.

Declension

Declension of Baintighearna (type III feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative Baintighearna Baintighearnan
genitive Baintighearna Bhaintighearnan
dative Baintighearna Baintighearnan; Baintighearnaibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (a') Bhaintighearna (na) Baintighearnan
genitive (na) Baintighearna (nam) Baintighearnan
dative (a') Bhaintighearna (na) Baintighearnan; Baintighearnaibh✝
vocative Bhaintighearna Bhaintighearnan

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Coordinate terms

Mutation

Mutation of Baintighearna
radical lenition
Baintighearna Bhaintighearna

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

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