fáidhbhean

Irish

Etymology

From fáidh +‎ bean.

Noun

fáidhbhean f (genitive singular fáidhmhná, nominative plural fáidhmhná)

  1. prophetess; wise woman
    Synonym: banfháidh

Declension

Declension of fáidhbhean (irregular)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative fáidhbhean fáidhmhná
vocative a fháidhbhean a fháidhmhná
genitive fáidhmhná fáidhbhan
dative fáidhbhean fáidhmhná
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an fháidhbhean na fáidhmhná
genitive na fáidhmhná na bhfáidhbhan
dative leis an bhfáidhbhean
don fháidhbhean
leis na fáidhmhná

Mutation

Mutated forms of fáidhbhean
radical lenition eclipsis
fáidhbhean fháidhbhean bhfáidhbhean

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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