bean luí

Irish

Alternative forms
  • bean luighe (obsolete)

Etymology

Literally, “woman of lying (down)”

Pronunciation

Noun

bean luí f (genitive singular mná luí, nominative plural mná luí)

  1. concubine, mistress

Declension
Declension of bean luí

Irregular

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bean luí mná luí
Vocative a bhean luí a mhná luí
Genitive mná luí ban luí
Dative bean luí
mnaoi luí (archaic or dialectal)		 mná luí
mnáibh luí (archaic)

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bhean luí na mná luí
Genitive na mná luí na mban luí
Dative leis an mbean luí; don bhean luí
leis an mnaoi luí; don mhnaoi luí (archaic or dialectal)		 leis na mná luí
leis na mnáibh luí (archaic)

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87

Further reading
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