fáidhbhean

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Irish

Etymology

From fáidh +‎ bean.

Noun

fáidhbhean f (genitive singular fáidhmhná, nominative plural fáidhmhná)

  1. prophetess; wise woman
    Synonym: banfháidh

Declension

Declension of fáidhbhean (irregular)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative fáidhbhean fáidhmhná
vocative a fháidhbhean a fháidhmhná
genitive fáidhmhná fáidhbhan
dative fáidhbhean fáidhmhná

Mutation

Mutated forms of fáidhbhean
radical lenition eclipsis
fáidhbhean fháidhbhean bhfáidhbhean

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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