banabhraiseach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bean abhrais (“spinner”, literally “yarn woman”) +‎ -ach; compare abhraiseach (“spinner”). Alternatively, could be interpreted as ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ abhraiseach.

Noun

banabhraiseach f (genitive singular banabhraisí, nominative plural banabhraiseacha)

  1. woman spinner
  2. handy woman, housewife

Declension
Declension of banabhraiseach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative banabhraiseach banabhraiseacha
Vocative a bhanabhraiseach a bhanabhraiseacha
Genitive banabhraisí banabhraiseach
Dative banabhraiseach banabhraiseacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhanabhraiseach na banabhraiseacha
Genitive na banabhraisí na mbanabhraiseach
Dative leis an mbanabhraiseach

don bhanabhraiseach

 leis na banabhraiseacha

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
banabhraiseach bhanabhraiseach mbanabhraiseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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