baintreach dhubh
Irish
Etymology
Calque of English.
Noun
baintreach dhubh f (genitive singular baintrí duibhe, nominative plural baintreacha dubha)
- black widow (spider)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
baintreach dhubh | bhaintreach dhubh | mbaintreach dhubh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “black+widow” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.