bánaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • bán
  • bánuigh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish bánaigid. By surface analysis, bán (white) +‎ -igh.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑːn̪ˠɪɟ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑːnˠə/, /ˈbˠɑːn̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑːnˠi/, /ˈbˠɑːn̪ˠi/

Verb

bánaigh (present analytic bánaíonn, future analytic bánóidh, verbal noun bánú, past participle bánaithe)

  1. (ambitransitive) to whiten, blanch, bleach
    Synonym: aol
  2. to dawn (of a day)
  3. to lay waste, devastate
  4. to pillage
  5. to clear, clear out, empty, depopulate

Conjugation

Mutation

Mutated forms of bánaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
bánaigh bhánaigh mbánaigh

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

Further reading