banúil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish banamail, from Old Irish ben (“woman”). By surface analysis, ban- +‎ -úil.

Adjective

banúil (genitive singular masculine banúil, genitive singular feminine banúla, plural banúla, comparative banúla)

  1. womanly, ladylike
  2. modest

Declension

Declension of banúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative banúil bhanúil banúla;
bhanúla2
vocative bhanúil banúla
genitive banúla banúla banúil
dative banúil;
bhanúil1 		bhanúil;
bhanúil (archaic) 		banúla;
bhanúla2
Comparative níos banúla
Superlative is banúla

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

Derived terms

  • míbhanúil

Mutation

Mutated forms of banúil
radical lenition eclipsis
banúil bhanúil mbanúil

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

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