bean chéile
Appearance
See also: bean-chèile and bean chèile
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]bean chéile f (genitive singular mná céile, nominative plural mná céile)
- wife
- Synonyms: bean, céile mná
- Coordinate term: fear céile
- bean chéile an rí ― queen consort (literally, “wife of the king”)
Declension
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Mutation
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bean chéile | bhean chéile | mbean chéile |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bean chéile”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bean chéile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024