baneachlach

Irish

Etymology

From ban- (feminine prefix) + eachlach (courier; attendant, messenger).

Noun

baneachlach m (genitive singular baneachlaigh, nominative plural baneachlaigh)

  1. (literary) female courier, messenger
  2. horsewoman
    Synonym: banmharcach

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
baneachlach bhaneachlach mbaneachlach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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