baintighearna

See also: Baintighearna

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• ban-tighearna

Etymology

From bain- +‎ tighearna (“lord”).

Pronunciation

• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈb̥aiɲdʲʒərˠn̪ˠə/
• Hyphenation: bain‧ti‧ghear‧na

Noun

baintighearna f

1. lady, dame

Declension

Declension of baintighearna (type III feminine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	baintighearna	baintighearnan
genitive	baintighearna	bhaintighearnan
dative	baintighearna	baintighearnan; baintighearnaibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(a') bhaintighearna	(na) baintighearnan
genitive	(na) baintighearna	(nam) baintighearnan
dative	(a') bhaintighearna	(na) baintighearnan; baintighearnaibh✝
vocative	bhaintighearna	bhaintighearnan

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• Baintighearna

Mutation

Mutation of baintighearna

radical	lenition
baintighearna	bhaintighearna

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

Further reading

• Colin Mark (2003) “baintighearna”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 57