bánaigh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • bán
  • bánuigh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish bánaigid. By surface analysis, bán (white) + -igh.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑːn̪ˠɪɟ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑːnˠə/, /ˈbˠɑːn̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑːnˠi/, /ˈbˠɑːn̪ˠi/

Verb

bánaigh (present analytic bánaíonn, future analytic bánóidh, verbal noun bánú, past participle bánaithe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to whiten, blanch, bleach
    Synonym: aol
  2. to dawn (of a day)
  3. to lay waste, devastate
  4. to pillage
  5. to clear, clear out, empty, depopulate

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bánaigh bhánaigh mbánaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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