bánaigh

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Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish bánaigid. By surface analysis, bán (white) +‎ -igh.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

bánaigh (present analytic bánaíonn, future analytic bánóidh, verbal noun bánú, past participle bánaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to whiten, blanch, bleach
    Synonym: aol
  2. to dawn (of a day)
  3. to lay waste, devastate
  4. to pillage
  5. to clear, clear out, empty, depopulate

Conjugation[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bánaigh bhánaigh mbánaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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