ban-ab

ban-ab

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ ab (“abbot”).

Noun

ban-ab f (genitive singular ban-aba, nominative plural ban-abaí)

1. (Christianity) abbess

Declension

Declension of ban-ab

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ban-ab ban-abaí Vocative a bhan-ab a bhan-abaí Genitive ban-aba ban-abaí Dative ban-ab ban-abaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhan-ab na ban-abaí Genitive na ban-aba na mban-abaí Dative leis an mban-ab don bhan-ab leis na ban-abaí

Synonyms

• máthairab

Coordinate terms

• (gender): ab

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ban-ab	bhan-ab	mban-ab
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "ban-ab" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.