banamail

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Middle Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ben (woman) +‎ -amail

Adjective[edit]

banamail

  1. womanly, feminine
  2. (derogatory) womanish

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: banúil
  • Manx: benoil
  • Scottish Gaelic: banail

Mutation[edit]

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
banamail banamail
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
mbanamail
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.