boineann
Irish
Adjective
boineann (genitive singular masculine boininn, genitive singular feminine boininne, plural boineanna, comparative boininne)
- Alternative form of baineann (“female; feminine; effeminate”)
Declension
Declension of boineann
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | boineann | bhoineann | boineanna; bhoineanna² | |
| Vocative | bhoininn | boineanna | ||
| Genitive | boineanne | boineanna | boineann | |
| Dative | boineann; bhoineann¹ | bhoineann; bhoininn (archaic) | boineanna; bhoineanna² | |
| Comparative | níos boineanne | |||
| Superlative | is boineanne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| boineann | bhoineann | mboineann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "boineann" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.