ailbíneach

Irish

Etymology

From Portuguese albino, Spanish albino (+ -ach).

Noun

ailbíneach m (genitive singular ailbínigh, nominative plural ailbínigh)

1. albino (person)

   Synonym: bánaí

Declension

Declension of ailbíneach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ailbíneach ailbínigh Vocative a ailbínigh a ailbíneacha Genitive ailbínigh ailbíneach Dative ailbíneach ailbínigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ailbíneach na hailbínigh Genitive an ailbínigh na n-ailbíneach Dative leis an ailbíneach don ailbíneach leis na hailbínigh

Derived terms

• ailbíneachas m (“albinism”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailbíneach	n-ailbíneach	hailbíneach	t-ailbíneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ailbíneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “albino”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “ailbíneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.