banamail

Middle Irish

Etymology

ben (“woman”) +‎ -amail

Adjective

banamail

  1. womanly, feminine
  2. (derogatory) womanish

Descendants
  • Irish: banúil
  • Manx: benoil
  • Scottish Gaelic: banail

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