ban-aisteoir

Irish

Alternative forms

• banaisteoir

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ aisteoir (“actor”).

Noun

ban-aisteoir m (genitive singular ban-aisteora, nominative plural ban-aisteoirí)

1. actress

   Synonym: aisteoir mná

   Coordinate term: aisteoir

Declension

Declension of ban-aisteoir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ban-aisteoir ban-aisteoirí Vocative a bhan-aisteoir a bhan-aisteoirí Genitive ban-aisteora ban-aisteoirí Dative ban-aisteoir ban-aisteoirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ban-aisteoir na ban-aisteoirí Genitive an bhan-aisteora na mban-aisteoirí Dative leis an mban-aisteoir don bhan-aisteoir leis na ban-aisteoirí

Declension

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

References

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