banfhile

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ file (“poet”).

Noun

banfhile m (genitive singular banfhile, nominative plural banfhilí)

1. poetess

Declension

Declension of banfhile

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative banfhile banfhilí Vocative a bhanfhile a bhanfhilí Genitive banfhile banfhilí Dative banfhile banfhilí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an banfhile na banfhilí Genitive an bhanfhile na mbanfhilí Dative leis an mbanfhile don bhanfhile leis na banfhilí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
banfhile	bhanfhile	mbanfhile
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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