banmharcach

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ marcach (“horseman”).

Noun

banmharcach m (genitive singular banmharcaigh, nominative plural banmharcaigh)

1. horsewoman

   Synonym: baneachlach

Declension

Declension of banmharcach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative banmharcach banmharcaigh Vocative a bhanmharcaigh a bhanmharcacha Genitive banmharcaigh banmharcach Dative banmharcach banmharcaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an banmharcach na banmharcaigh Genitive an bhanmharcaigh na mbanmharcach Dative leis an mbanmharcach don bhanmharcach leis na banmharcaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
banmharcach	bhanmharcach	mbanmharcach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banmharcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “horsewoman”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “banmharcach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.