banbhairdéir

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ bairdéir (“warder”).

Noun

banbhairdéir m (genitive singular banbhairdéara, nominative plural banbhairdéirí)

1. wardress

Declension

Declension of banbhairdéir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative banbhairdéir banbhairdéirí Vocative a bhanbhairdéir a bhanbhairdéirí Genitive banbhairdéara banbhairdéirí Dative banbhairdéir banbhairdéirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an banbhairdéir na banbhairdéirí Genitive an bhanbhairdéara na mbanbhairdéirí Dative leis an mbanbhairdéir don bhanbhairdéir leis na banbhairdéirí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
banbhairdéir	bhanbhairdéir	mbanbhairdéir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banbhairdéir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “banbhairdéir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm