banaltra
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish banaltra (“foster-mother, nurse”), from ben (“woman”) + altra (“foster-father”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbˠanəl̪ˠt̪ˠɾˠə]
Declension
Declension of banaltra
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Coordinate terms
- banaltra fir (“male nurse”)
Derived terms
- banaltra cheantair (“district nurse”)
- banaltra chíche (“wet-nurse”)
- banaltracht (“nursing”)
- banaltra fir (“male nurse”)
- banaltra na cuaiche (“meadow pipit”)
- banaltra ospidéil (“hospital nurse”)
Mutation
banaltra m (genitive singular banaltra, nominative plural banaltraí)
References
- "banaltra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “banaltra” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “altra” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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