baininscneach

Irish

Etymology

From baininscne +‎ -ach, from ban- (“female”) +‎ inscne (“gender”).

Adjective

baininscneach (genitive singular masculine baininscnigh, genitive singular feminine baininscní, plural baininscneacha, not comparable)

1. (grammar) feminine

   Antonym: firinscneach

Declension

Declension of baininscneach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	baininscneach	bhaininscneach	baininscneacha; bhaininscneacha2
vocative	bhaininscnigh		baininscneacha
genitive		baininscní	baininscneacha	baininscneach
dative	baininscneach; bhaininscneach1	bhaininscneach; bhaininscnigh (archaic)	baininscneacha; bhaininscneacha2
Comparative	níos baininscní
Superlative	is baininscní

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of baininscneach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
baininscneach	bhaininscneach	mbaininscneach

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) “baininscneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN