benoil

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Manx[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish banamail, from Old Irish ben (woman).

Adjective[edit]

benoil

  1. ladylike, womanly, womanlike, wifely
  2. (derogatory) womanish, effeminate

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
benoil venoil menoil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.