bainirseach
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
bainirseach f (genitive singular bainirsí, nominative plural bainirseacha)
- female seal, cow (seal)
Declension
Declension of bainirseach
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- bainirseach róin
Hypernyms
- rón
- lao mara
Coordinate terms
- (sex): tarbh róin
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bainirseach | bhainirseach | mbainirseach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “cow” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “seal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bainirseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN