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banscál
banscál
Irish
Noun
banscál f (genitive singular banscáile, nominative plural banscála)
- (literary) woman
Declension
Declension of banscál
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| banscál | bhanscál | mbanscál |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Old Irish
Etymology
ben (“woman”) + scál (“man, human being”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbanskaːl/
Noun
banscál n, f (genitive banscáil or banscáile, nominative plural banscála)
Inflection
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Synonyms
Descendants
- Irish: banscál
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| banscál | banscál pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbanscál |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “banscál” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.