banabaidh

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

ban- +‎ nàbaidh

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈb̥ãn̪ˠapi/, [ˈb̥ɑ̃n̪ˠɑ̃b̥i][1]

Noun

banabaidh f (plural banabaidhean) (dated)

  1. female neighbour, neighbouress

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 150