banamail

Middle Irish

Etymology

ben (“woman”) +‎ -amail

Adjective

banamail

1. womanly, feminine
2. (derogatory) womanish

Descendants

• Irish: banúil
• Manx: benoil
• Scottish Gaelic: banail

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
banamail	banamail pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbanamail
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.