baintighearna

See also: Baintighearna

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bain- +‎ tighearna (“lord”).

Pronunciation

  • (Uist) IPA(key): /ˈb̥aiɲdʲʒərˠn̪ˠə/[1]
  • Hyphenation: bain‧ti‧ghear‧na

Noun

baintighearna f

  1. lady, dame

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

Derived 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.

References

  1. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath

Further reading

  • Colin Mark (2003) “baintighearna”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 57
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