banabhraiseach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bean abhrais (spinner, literally yarn woman) +‎ -ach; compare abhraiseach (spinner). Alternatively, could be interpreted as ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ abhraiseach.

Noun

banabhraiseach f (genitive singular banabhraisí, nominative plural banabhraiseacha)

  1. woman spinner
  2. handy woman, housewife

Declension

Declension of banabhraiseach (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative banabhraiseach banabhraiseacha
vocative a bhanabhraiseach a bhanabhraiseacha
genitive banabhraisí banabhraiseach
dative banabhraiseach banabhraiseacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of banabhraiseach
radical lenition eclipsis
banabhraiseach bhanabhraiseach mbanabhraiseach

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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