bean luí

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, woman of lying (down)

Pronunciation

Noun

bean luí f (genitive singular mná luí, nominative plural mná luí)

  1. concubine, mistress

Declension

Declension of bean luí (irregular)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bean luí mná luí
vocative a bhean luí a mhná luí
genitive mná luí ban luí
dative bean luí
mnaoi luí (archaic or dialectal)
mná luí
mnáibh luí (archaic)
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bhean luí na mná luí
genitive na mná luí na mban luí
dative leis an mbean luí
don bhean luí
leis an mnaoi luí (archaic or dialectal)
don mhnaoi luí (archaic or dialectal)
leis na mná luí
leis na mnáibh luí (archaic)

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87

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