banlia

Irish

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷḗn

From ban- (feminine prefix) +‎ lia (“healer, physician”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑn̪ˠˌl̠ʲiə/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲænˌliə/ (as if spelled beanlia)
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠanˠˌl̠ʲiə/

Noun

banlia m (genitive singular banlia, nominative plural banlianna)

1. female physician

Declension

Declension of banlia

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative banlia banlianna Vocative a bhanlia a bhanlianna Genitive banlia banlianna Dative banlia banlianna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an banlia na banlianna Genitive an bhanlia na mbanlianna Dative leis an mbanlia don bhanlia leis na banlianna

See also

• lia ban (“gynaecologist”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
banlia	bhanlia	mbanlia
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.