bánaí

Irish

Etymology

From bán (“white”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

bánaí m (genitive singular bánaí, nominative plural bánaithe)

1. albino (person)

Declension

Declension of bánaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bánaí bánaithe Vocative a bhánaí a bhánaithe Genitive bánaí bánaithe Dative bánaí bánaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bánaí na bánaithe Genitive an bhánaí na mbánaithe Dative leis an mbánaí don bhánaí leis na bánaithe

Synonyms

• ailbíneach m

Related terms

• bán na súl m

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bánaí	bhánaí	mbánaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bánaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN