banfhile

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Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ file (“poet”).

Noun

banfhile m (genitive singular banfhile, nominative plural banfhilí)

  1. poetess

Declension

Declension of banfhile (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative banfhile banfhilí
vocative a bhanfhile a bhanfhilí
genitive banfhile banfhilí
dative banfhile banfhilí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an banfhile na banfhilí
genitive an bhanfhile na mbanfhilí
dative leis an mbanfhile
don bhanfhile 		leis na banfhilí

Mutation

Mutated forms of banfhile
radical lenition eclipsis
banfhile bhanfhile mbanfhile

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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