ban-ab

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Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ ab (abbot).

Noun

ban-ab f (genitive singular ban-aba, nominative plural ban-abaí)

  1. (Christianity) abbess
    Synonym: máthairab
    Coordinate term: ab

Declension

Mutation

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

Further reading

  • ban-ab”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References