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boineannach
boineannach
Irish
Noun
boineannach m (genitive singular boineannaigh, nominative plural boineannaigh)
- Alternative form of baineannach (“female”)
Declension
Declension of boineannach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Adjective
boineannach (genitive singular masculine boineannaigh, genitive singular feminine boineannaí, plural boineannacha, not comparable)
- Alternative form of baineannach (“having female offspring; female”)
Declension
Declension of boineannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | boineannach | boineannach¹ | boineannacha³ | |
| Vocative | boineannaigh¹ | boineannach¹ | boineannacha | |
| Genitive | boineannaigh¹ | boineannaí (obsolete) boineannaighe |
boineannacha | boineannach |
| Dative | boineannach² | boineannach¹ (archaic) boineannaigh¹ |
boineannacha³ | |
| Comparative | boineannaí (obsolete) boineannaighe |
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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 |
| boineannach | bhoineannach | mboineannach |
| 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.