bean chaointe

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “woman of keening”

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲan̪ˠ ˈxiːnʲtʲə/

Noun

bean chaointe f (genitive singular mná caointe, nominative plural mná caointe)

1. keening woman, female keener

Declension

Declension of bean chaointe (irregular)

bare forms singular plural nominative bean chaointe mná caointe vocative a bhean chaointe a mhná caointe genitive mná caointe ban caointe dative bean chaointe mnaoi chaointe (archaic or dialectal) mná caointe mnáibh caointe (archaic) forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bhean chaointe na mná caointe genitive na mná caointe na mban caointe dative leis an mbean chaointe don bhean chaointe leis an mnaoi chaointe (archaic or dialectal) don mhnaoi chaointe (archaic or dialectal) leis na mná caointe leis na mnáibh caointe (archaic)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “caoineaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 161; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bean chaointe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN