baineannach
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom baineann (“female”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbaineannach m (genitive singular baineannaigh, nominative plural baineannaigh)
Declension
editDeclension of baineannach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Adjective
editbaineannach (genitive singular masculine baineannaigh, genitive singular feminine baineannaí, plural baineannacha, not comparable)
- having female offspring
- female
Declension
editDeclension of baineannach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | baineannach | bhaineannach | baineannacha; bhaineannacha² | |
Vocative | bhaineannaigh | baineannacha | ||
Genitive | baineannaí | baineannacha | baineannach | |
Dative | baineannach; bhaineannach¹ |
bhaineannach; bhaineannaigh (archaic) |
baineannacha; bhaineannacha² | |
Comparative | níos baineannaí | |||
Superlative | is baineannaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
baineannach | bhaineannach | mbaineannach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baineannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN