bánaí

Irish

Etymology

From bán (“white”) +‎ -aí.

Noun

bánaí m (genitive singular bánaí, nominative plural bánaithe)

albino (person)

Declension

Declension of bánaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bánaí	bánaithe
Vocative	a bhánaí	a bhánaithe
Genitive	bánaí	bánaithe
Dative	bánaí	bánaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an bánaí	na bánaithe
Genitive	an bhánaí	na mbánaithe
Dative	leis an mbánaí don bhánaí	leis na bánaithe

Synonyms

ailbíneach m
dall bán m

Related terms

bán na súl m

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bánaí	bhánaí	mbánaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"bánaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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