banúil

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish banamail, from Old Irish ben (“woman”). By surface analysis, ban- +‎ -úil.

Adjective

banúil (genitive singular masculine banúil, genitive singular feminine banúla, plural banúla, comparative banúla)

  1. womanly, ladylike
  2. modest

Declension

Declension of banúil
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative banúil bhanúil banúla;
bhanúla2
vocative bhanúil banúla
genitive banúla banúla banúil
dative banúil;
bhanúil1 		bhanúil;
bhanúil (archaic) 		banúla;
bhanúla2
Comparative níos banúla
Superlative is banúla

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of banúil
radical lenition eclipsis
banúil bhanúil mbanúil

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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