baininscneach

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Irish

Etymology

From baininscne +‎ -ach, from ban- (“female”) +‎ inscne (“gender”).

Adjective

baininscneach (genitive singular masculine baininscnigh, genitive singular feminine baininscní, plural baininscneacha, not comparable)

  1. (grammar) feminine
    Antonym: firinscneach

Declension

Declension of baininscneach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative baininscneach bhaininscneach baininscneacha;
bhaininscneacha2
vocative bhaininscnigh baininscneacha
genitive baininscní baininscneacha baininscneach
dative baininscneach;
bhaininscneach1 		bhaininscneach;
bhaininscnigh (archaic) 		baininscneacha;
bhaininscneacha2
Comparative níos baininscní
Superlative is baininscní

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of baininscneach
radical lenition eclipsis
baininscneach bhaininscneach mbaininscneach

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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