banabhraiseach

Irish

Alternative forms

• bunóirseach

Etymology

From bean abhrais (“spinner”, literally “yarn woman”) +‎ -ach; compare abhraiseach (“spinner”). Alternatively, could be interpreted as ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ abhraiseach.

Noun

banabhraiseach f (genitive singular banabhraisí, nominative plural banabhraiseacha)

1. woman spinner
2. handy woman, housewife

Declension

Declension of banabhraiseach (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative banabhraiseach banabhraiseacha vocative a bhanabhraiseach a bhanabhraiseacha genitive banabhraisí banabhraiseach dative banabhraiseach banabhraiseacha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bhanabhraiseach na banabhraiseacha genitive na banabhraisí na mbanabhraiseach dative leis an mbanabhraiseach don bhanabhraiseach leis na banabhraiseacha

Related terms

• abhraiseach (“spinner”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of banabhraiseach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
banabhraiseach	bhanabhraiseach	mbanabhraiseach

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