banúil

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish banamail, from Old Irish ben (“woman”). Synchronically ban- +‎ -úil.

Adjective

banúil (genitive singular masculine banúil, genitive singular feminine banúla, plural banúla, comparative banúla)

  1. womanly, ladylike
  2. modest

Declension
Declension of banúil
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative banúil bhanúil banúla;
bhanúla²
Vocative bhanúil banúla
Genitive banúla banúla banúil
Dative banúil;
bhanúil¹		 bhanúil;
bhanúil (archaic)		 banúla;
bhanúla²
Comparative níos banúla
Superlative is banúla

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
banúil bhanúil mbanúil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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