ban-naomh

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ naomh (“saint”).

Noun

ban-naomh m (genitive singular ban-naoimh, nominative plural ban-naoimh)

1. (Christianity) female saint

Declension

Declension of ban-naomh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ban-naomh ban-naoimh Vocative a bhan-naoimh a bhan-naomha Genitive ban-naoimh ban-naomh Dative ban-naomh ban-naoimh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ban-naomh na ban-naoimh Genitive an bhan-naoimh na mban-naomh Dative leis an mban-naomh don bhan-naomh leis na ban-naoimh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ban-naomh	bhan-naomh	mban-naomh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ban-naomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN