boinenn

Old Irish

Etymology

Compare ben (“woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbonʲen͈/

Adjective

boinenn

1. female

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	boinenn	boinenn	boinenn
Vocative	boininn* boinenn**
Accusative	boinenn	boininn
Genitive	boininn	boininne	boininn
Dative	boinenn	boininn	boinenn
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	boininn	boinenna
Vocative	boinennu boinenna†
Accusative	boinennu boinenna†
Genitive	boinenn
Dative	boinennaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Descendants

• Irish: baineann
• Manx: bwoirrin
• Scottish Gaelic: boireann

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “boinenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language