ban-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ban"

Irish

Alternative forms
  • bain- (sometimes used before a slender consonant or vowel)

Etymology
PIE word
*gʷḗn

From bean (“woman”).

Prefix

ban-

  1. A prefix appended to words to make a female form, similar to -ette or -ess in English
    ‎ban- + ‎ab (“abbot”) → ‎ban-ab (“abbess”)
    ‎ban- + ‎draíodóir (“magician”) → ‎bandraíodóir (“enchantress”)
    ‎ban- + ‎stiúrthóir (“director; conductor”) → ‎banstiúrthóir (“directress, directrix; conductress”)

Derived terms
Irish terms prefixed with ban-

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ban- bhan- mban-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Old Irish

Etymology

Related to ben (“woman”).

Prefix

ban-

  1. A prefix appended to words to make a female counterpart, similar to -ette or -ess in English.
    ‎ban- + ‎éces (“poet”) → ‎banéces (“poetess”)
    ‎ban- + ‎airchinnech (“leader, superior”) → ‎banairchinnech (“female leader, superior”)

Derived terms
Old Irish terms prefixed with ban-

Descendants
  • Middle Irish: ban-

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ban- ban-
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/		 mban-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bean (“woman”).

Prefix

ban-

  1. A prefix appended to words to make a female form, similar to -ette or -ess in English.
    Coordinate term: fear-
    ‎ban- + ‎actair (“actor”) → ‎ban-actair (“actress”)
    ‎ban- + ‎ìmpire (“emperor”) → ‎ban-ìmpire (“empress”)
    ‎ban- + ‎prionnsa (“prince”) → ‎bana-phrionnsa (“princess”)

Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with ban-

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
ban-bhan-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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