banamail
Middle Irish
Etymology
ben (“woman”) + -amail
Adjective
banamail
- womanly, feminine
- (derogatory) womanish
Descendants
- Irish: banúil
- Manx: benoil
- Scottish Gaelic: banail
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| banamail | banamail pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbanamail |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||