banphrionsa

Irish

Alternative forms

  • bainphrionnsa, bain-phrionnsa, bainphrionsa, bain-phrionsa, banphrionnsa (superseded)[1]

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ prionsa (“prince”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbˠanˠfʲɾʲɨn̪ˠsˠə/

Noun

banphrionsa m (genitive singular banphrionsa, nominative plural banphrionsaí)

  1. princess

Declension

Declension of banphrionsa (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative banphrionsa banphrionsaí
vocative a bhanphrionsa a bhanphrionsaí
genitive banphrionsa banphrionsaí
dative banphrionsa banphrionsaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an banphrionsa na banphrionsaí
genitive an bhanphrionsa na mbanphrionsaí
dative leis an mbanphrionsa
don bhanphrionsa 		leis na banphrionsaí

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

  • (sex): mac rí (literally “son of a king”), prionsa (“prince”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of banphrionsa
radical lenition eclipsis
banphrionsa bhanphrionsa mbanphrionsa

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “banphrionsa”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “bain-ṗrionnsa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 72; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “banphrionsa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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