ban-ab

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ ab (“abbot”).

Noun

ban-ab f (genitive singular ban-aba, nominative plural ban-abaí)

1. (Christianity) abbess

   Synonym: máthairab

   Coordinate term: ab

Declension

Declension of ban-ab

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ban-ab ban-abaí Vocative a bhan-ab a bhan-abaí Genitive ban-aba ban-abaí Dative ban-ab ban-abaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhan-ab na ban-abaí Genitive na ban-aba na mban-abaí Dative leis an mban-ab don bhan-ab leis na ban-abaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ban-ab	bhan-ab	mban-ab
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

Further reading

• “ban-ab”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024