banfháidh

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Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ fáidh (“wise man, sage; seer, prophet”).

Noun

banfháidh m (genitive singular banfháidh, nominative plural banfháithe)

  1. wise woman, female sage
  2. (religion) seeress, prophetess

Declension

Declension of banfháidh (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative banfháidh banfháithe
vocative a bhanfháidh a bhanfháithe
genitive banfháidh banfháithe
dative banfháidh banfháithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an banfháidh na banfháithe
genitive an bhanfháidh na mbanfháithe
dative leis an mbanfháidh
don bhanfháidh 		leis na banfháithe

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of banfháidh
radical lenition eclipsis
banfháidh bhanfháidh mbanfháidh

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

References

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