banlia

Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷḗn

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ lia (“healer, physician”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑn̪ˠˌl̠ʲiə/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲænˌliə/ (as if spelled beanlia)
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠanˠˌl̠ʲiə/

Noun

banlia m (genitive singular banlia, nominative plural banlianna)

1. female physician

Declension

Declension of banlia (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative banlia banlianna vocative a bhanlia a bhanlianna genitive banlia banlianna dative banlia banlianna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an banlia na banlianna genitive an bhanlia na mbanlianna dative leis an mbanlia don bhanlia leis na banlianna

See also

• lia ban (“gynaecologist”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of banlia

radical	lenition	eclipsis
banlia	bhanlia	mbanlia

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