bánaí

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Irish

Etymology

From bán (white) +‎ -aí.

Noun

bánaí m (genitive singular bánaí, nominative plural bánaithe)

  1. albino (person)

Declension

Declension of bánaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bánaí bánaithe
vocative a bhánaí a bhánaithe
genitive bánaí bánaithe
dative bánaí bánaithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bánaí na bánaithe
genitive an bhánaí na mbánaithe
dative leis an mbánaí
don bhánaí
leis na bánaithe

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bánaí
radical lenition eclipsis
bánaí bhánaí mbánaí

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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