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Definition 2024
boineann
boineann
Irish
Adjective
boineann (genitive singular masculine boininn, genitive singular feminine boininne, plural boineanna, comparative boininne)
- Alternative form of baineann (“female; feminine; effeminate”)
Declension
Declension of boineann
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | boineann | boineann¹ | boineanna³ | |
| Vocative | boininn¹ | boineann¹ | boineanna | |
| Genitive | boininn¹ | boininne | boineanna | boineann |
| Dative | boineann² | boineann¹; (archaic) boininn¹ |
boineanna³ | |
| Comparative | boininne | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| boineann | bhoineann | mboineann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "boineann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.