baneachlach

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ eachlach (“courier; attendant, messenger”).

Noun

baneachlach m (genitive singular baneachlaigh, nominative plural baneachlaigh)

1. (literary) female courier, messenger
2. horsewoman

   Synonym: banmharcach

Declension

Declension of baneachlach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative baneachlach baneachlaigh vocative a bhaneachlaigh a bhaneachlacha genitive baneachlaigh baneachlach dative baneachlach baneachlaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an baneachlach na baneachlaigh genitive an bhaneachlaigh na mbaneachlach dative leis an mbaneachlach don bhaneachlach leis na baneachlaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of baneachlach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
baneachlach	bhaneachlach	mbaneachlach

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) “baneachlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “baneachlach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm