banfháidh
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From ban- (feminine prefix) + fáidh (“wise man, sage; seer, prophet”).
Noun edit
banfháidh m (genitive singular banfháidh, nominative plural banfháithe)
- wise woman, female sage
- (religion) seeress, prophetess
Declension edit
Declension of banfháidh
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
banfháidh | bhanfháidh | mbanfháidh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banfháidh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN