ban-ab

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ ab (“abbot”).

Noun

ban-ab f (genitive singular ban-aba, nominative plural ban-abaí)

1. (Christianity) abbess

   Synonym: máthairab

   Coordinate term: ab

Declension

Declension of ban-ab (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ban-ab ban-abaí vocative a bhan-ab a bhan-abaí genitive ban-aba ban-abaí dative ban-ab ban-abaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhan-ab na ban-abaí genitive na ban-aba na mban-abaí dative leis an mban-ab don bhan-ab leis na ban-abaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ban-ab

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ban-ab	bhan-ab	mban-ab

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ban-ab”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• “ban-ab”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025