"ban-" meaning in Irish

See ban- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ban- [mutation, mutation-radical], bhan- [lenition, mutation], mban- [eclipsis, mutation]
Etymology: PIE word *gʷḗn From bean (“woman”). Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*gʷḗn}} *gʷḗn, {{PIE word|ga|gʷḗn}} PIE word *gʷḗn, {{m|ga|bean||woman}} bean (“woman”) Head templates: {{head|ga|prefix}} ban- Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. A prefix appended to words to make a female form, similar to -ette or -ess in English Tags: morpheme Synonyms: bain- [sometimes]
    Sense id: en-ban--ga-prefix-hc2iWuvp Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for ban- meaning in Irish (1.8kB)

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