banambasadóir

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ ambasadóir (“ambassador”).

Noun

banambasadóir m (genitive singular banambasadóra, nominative plural banambasadóirí)

1. female equivalent of ambasadóir (“ambassador”); ambassadress

Declension

Declension of banambasadóir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative banambasadóir banambasadóirí Vocative a bhanambasadóir a bhanambasadóirí Genitive banambasadóra banambasadóirí Dative banambasadóir banambasadóirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an banambasadóir na banambasadóirí Genitive an bhanambasadóra na mbanambasadóirí Dative leis an mbanambasadóir don bhanambasadóir leis na banambasadóirí

Related terms

• ambasadóireacht f (“ambassadorship”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
banambasadóir	bhanambasadóir	mbanambasadóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banambasadóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “banambasadóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.