banaltra

Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷḗn

From Middle Irish banaltra (“foster-mother, nurse”),[1] from ben (“woman”) (see bean) + altra (“foster-father”)[2] (see altram (“fosterage”)). By surface analysis, ban- +‎ altra.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑn̪ˠəɾˠhl̪ˠə/[3][4], /ˈbˠɑn̪ˠəɾˠt̪ˠl̪ˠə/[5]
  • (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲænəl̪ˠt̪ˠɾˠə/[6], /ˈbˠanˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠɾˠə/[7]

Noun

banaltra f (genitive singular banaltra, nominative plural banaltraí)

  1. (female) nurse

Declension

Declension of banaltra (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative banaltra banaltraí
vocative a bhanaltra a bhanaltraí
genitive banaltra banaltraí
dative banaltra banaltraí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhanaltra na banaltraí
genitive na banaltra na mbanaltraí
dative leis an mbanaltra
don bhanaltra 		leis na banaltraí

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • banaltra cheantair (“district nurse”)
  • banaltra chíche (“wet-nurse”)
  • banaltra fir (“male nurse”)
  • banaltra na cuaiche (“meadow pipit”)
  • banaltra ospidéil (“hospital nurse”)
  • banaltracht (“nursing”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of banaltra
radical lenition eclipsis
banaltra bhanaltra mbanaltra

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

References

References
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “banaltra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “altra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 166, page 49; reprinted 1988
  4. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 11, page 19
  5. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, section 16, page 18
  6. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 39
  7. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 129, page 49

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “banaltra”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 76; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banaltra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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