banscál

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish banscál. By surface analysis, ban- +‎ scál.

Noun

banscál f (genitive singular banscáile, nominative plural banscála)

1. (literary) woman

Declension

Declension of banscál

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative banscál banscála Vocative a bhanscál a bhanscála Genitive banscáile banscál Dative banscál banscála

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhanscál na banscála Genitive na banscáile na mbanscál Dative leis an mbanscál don bhanscál leis na banscála

Synonyms

• bean

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
banscál	bhanscál	mbanscál
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

From ban- (“woman”) +‎ scál (“man, human being”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbanskaːl/

Noun

banscál n or f (genitive banscáil or banscáile, nominative plural banscála)

1. woman
2. female

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	banscálN	banscálN	banscálL, banscála
Vocative	banscálN	banscálN	banscálL, banscála
Accusative	banscálN	banscálN	banscálL, banscála
Genitive	banscáilL	banscál	banscálN
Dative	banscálL	banscálaib	banscálaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	banscálL	banscáilL	banscálaH
Vocative	banscálL	banscáilL	banscálaH
Accusative	banscáilN	banscáilL	banscálaH
Genitive	banscáileH	banscálL	banscálN
Dative	banscáilL	banscálaib	banscálaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

• bé
• ben
• frac

Descendants

• Irish: banscál

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
banscál	banscál pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbanscál
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “banscál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language