baininscneach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From baininscne + -ach, from ban- (“female”) + inscne (“gender”).
Adjective[edit]
baininscneach (genitive singular masculine baininscnigh, genitive singular feminine baininscní, plural baininscneacha, not comparable)
- (grammar) feminine
- Antonym: firinscneach
Declension[edit]
Declension of baininscneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | baininscneach | bhaininscneach | baininscneacha; bhaininscneacha² | |
| Vocative | bhaininscnigh | baininscneacha | ||
| Genitive | baininscní | baininscneacha | baininscneach | |
| Dative | baininscneach; bhaininscneach¹ |
bhaininscneach; bhaininscnigh (archaic) |
baininscneacha; bhaininscneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos baininscní | |||
| Superlative | is baininscní | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| baininscneach | bhaininscneach | mbaininscneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baininscneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN