banfhlaith

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ flaith (“prince”).

Noun

banfhlaith m (genitive singular banfhlatha, nominative plural banfhlatha)

1. princess

Declension

Declension of banfhlaith (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative banfhlaith banfhlatha vocative a bhanfhlaith a bhanfhlatha genitive banfhlatha banfhlaith dative banfhlaith banfhlatha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an banfhlaith na banfhlatha genitive an bhanfhlatha na mbanfhlaith dative leis an mbanfhlaith don bhanfhlaith leis na banfhlatha

Coordinate terms

• (gender): flaith

Mutation

Mutated forms of banfhlaith

radical	lenition	eclipsis
banfhlaith	bhanfhlaith	mbanfhlaith

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