bean chéile
See also: bean-chèile and bean chèile
Irish
Alternative forms
Noun
bean chéile f (genitive singular mná céile, nominative plural mná céile)
- wife
- bean chéile an rí ― queen consort (literally, “wife of the king”)
- Synonyms: bean, céile mná
- Coordinate term: fear céile
Declension
Declension of bean chéile
Irregular
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bean chéile | bhean chéile | mbean chéile |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bean chéile”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bean chéile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN