baineannach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From baineann (“female”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbˠanʲənˠəx/

Noun

baineannach m (genitive singular baineannaigh, nominative plural baineannaigh)

  1. female

Declension

Declension of baineannach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative baineannach baineannaigh
vocative a bhaineannaigh a bhaineannacha
genitive baineannaigh baineannach
dative baineannach baineannaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an baineannach na baineannaigh
genitive an bhaineannaigh na mbaineannach
dative leis an mbaineannach
don bhaineannach 		leis na baineannaigh

Adjective

baineannach (genitive singular masculine baineannaigh, genitive singular feminine baineannaí, plural baineannacha, not comparable)

  1. having female offspring
  2. female

Declension

Declension of baineannach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative baineannach bhaineannach baineannacha;
bhaineannacha2
vocative bhaineannaigh baineannacha
genitive baineannaí baineannacha baineannach
dative baineannach;
bhaineannach1 		bhaineannach;
bhaineannaigh (archaic) 		baineannacha;
bhaineannacha2
Comparative níos baineannaí
Superlative is baineannaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of baineannach
radical lenition eclipsis
baineannach bhaineannach mbaineannach

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

References

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