ailbíneach

Irish

Etymology

From Portuguese albino, Spanish albino (+ -ach).

Noun

ailbíneach m (genitive singular ailbínigh, nominative plural ailbínigh)

1. albino (person)

   Synonym: bánaí

Declension

Declension of ailbíneach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ailbíneach ailbínigh vocative a ailbínigh a ailbíneacha genitive ailbínigh ailbíneach dative ailbíneach ailbínigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ailbíneach na hailbínigh genitive an ailbínigh na n-ailbíneach dative leis an ailbíneach don ailbíneach leis na hailbínigh

Derived terms

• ailbíneachas m (“albinism”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of ailbíneach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ailbíneach	n-ailbíneach	hailbíneach	t-ailbíneach

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ailbíneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “albino”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ailbíneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm