ban-ab

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Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ ab (abbot).

Noun

ban-ab f (genitive singular ban-aba, nominative plural ban-abaí)

  1. (Christianity) abbess
    Synonym: máthairab
    Coordinate term: ab

Declension

Declension of ban-ab (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ban-ab ban-abaí
vocative a bhan-ab a bhan-abaí
genitive ban-aba ban-abaí
dative ban-ab ban-abaí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bhan-ab na ban-abaí
genitive na ban-aba na mban-abaí
dative leis an mban-ab
don bhan-ab
leis na ban-abaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ban-ab
radical lenition eclipsis
ban-ab bhan-ab mban-ab

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

References

Further reading

  • ban-ab”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025