bean ghlúine
See also: bean-ghlùine
Irish
Noun
bean ghlúine f (genitive singular mná glúine, nominative plural mná glúine)
- midwife
- Synonyms: bean chabhrach, cailleach, cnáimhseach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bean ghlúine | bhean ghlúine | mbean ghlúine |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “glúin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “midwife” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “bean ghlúine” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.