banmharcach

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ marcach (“horseman”).

Noun

banmharcach m (genitive singular banmharcaigh, nominative plural banmharcaigh)

1. horsewoman

   Synonym: baneachlach

Declension

Declension of banmharcach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative banmharcach banmharcaigh vocative a bhanmharcaigh a bhanmharcacha genitive banmharcaigh banmharcach dative banmharcach banmharcaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an banmharcach na banmharcaigh genitive an bhanmharcaigh na mbanmharcach dative leis an mbanmharcach don bhanmharcach leis na banmharcaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of banmharcach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
banmharcach	bhanmharcach	mbanmharcach

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) “banmharcach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “horsewoman”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “banmharcach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm