banphrionsa

Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

banphrionsa m (genitive singular banphrionsa, nominative plural banphrionsaí)

1. princess

Declension

Declension of banphrionsa (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative banphrionsa banphrionsaí vocative a bhanphrionsa a bhanphrionsaí genitive banphrionsa banphrionsaí dative banphrionsa banphrionsaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an banphrionsa na banphrionsaí genitive an bhanphrionsa na mbanphrionsaí dative leis an mbanphrionsa don bhanphrionsa leis na banphrionsaí

Synonyms

• iníon rí (literally “daughter of a king”)

Coordinate terms

• (sex): mac rí (literally “son of a king”), prionsa (“prince”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of banphrionsa

radical	lenition	eclipsis
banphrionsa	bhanphrionsa	mbanphrionsa

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