Irish
Etymology
Literally, “woman of keening”
Pronunciation
Noun
bean chaointe f (genitive singular mná caointe, nominative plural mná caointe)
- keening woman, female keener
Declension
Declension of bean chaointe (irregular)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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bean chaointe
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mná caointe
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| vocative
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a bhean chaointe
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a mhná caointe
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| genitive
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mná caointe
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ban caointe
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| dative
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bean chaointe
mnaoi chaointe (archaic or dialectal)
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mná caointe
mnáibh caointe (archaic)
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an bhean chaointe
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na mná caointe
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| genitive
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na mná caointe
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na mban caointe
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| dative
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leis an mbean chaointe
don bhean chaointe
leis an mnaoi chaointe (archaic or dialectal)
don mhnaoi chaointe (archaic or dialectal)
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leis na mná caointe
leis na mnáibh caointe (archaic)
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References
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “caoineaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 161; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bean chaointe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN