banabhraiseach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bean abhrais (“spinner”, literally “yarn woman”) +‎ -ach; compare abhraiseach (“spinner”). Alternatively, could be interpreted as ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ abhraiseach.

Noun

banabhraiseach f (genitive singular banabhraisí, nominative plural banabhraiseacha)

  1. woman spinner
  2. handy woman, housewife

Declension

Declension of banabhraiseach (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative banabhraiseach banabhraiseacha
vocative a bhanabhraiseach a bhanabhraiseacha
genitive banabhraisí banabhraiseach
dative banabhraiseach banabhraiseacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhanabhraiseach na banabhraiseacha
genitive na banabhraisí na mbanabhraiseach
dative leis an mbanabhraiseach
don bhanabhraiseach 		leis na banabhraiseacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of banabhraiseach
radical lenition eclipsis
banabhraiseach bhanabhraiseach mbanabhraiseach

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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