banscál

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish banscál.

Noun

banscál f (genitive singular banscáile, nominative plural banscála)

1. (literary) woman

Declension

Declension of banscál

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative banscál banscála Vocative a bhanscál a bhanscála Genitive banscáile banscál Dative banscál banscála

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhanscál na banscála Genitive na banscáile na mbanscál Dative leis an mbanscál don bhanscál leis na banscála

Synonyms

• bean

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Old Irish

Etymology

ben (“woman”) +‎ scál (“man, human being”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbanskaːl/

Noun

banscál n or f (genitive banscáil or banscáile, nominative plural banscála)

1. woman
2. female

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• bé
• ben
• frac

Descendants

• Irish: banscál

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
banscál	banscál pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbanscál
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “banscál”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language