bánaí

Irish

Etymology

From bán (“white”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

bánaí m (genitive singular bánaí, nominative plural bánaithe)

1. albino (person)

Declension

Declension of bánaí (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative bánaí bánaithe vocative a bhánaí a bhánaithe genitive bánaí bánaithe dative bánaí bánaithe forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bánaí na bánaithe genitive an bhánaí na mbánaithe dative leis an mbánaí don bhánaí leis na bánaithe

Synonyms

• ailbíneach m

Related terms

• bán na súl m

Mutation

Mutated forms of bánaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bánaí	bhánaí	mbánaí

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bánaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN