banríon

Irish

dhá bhanríon na hÍsiltíre

Alternative forms

  • bainríoghan (superseded)

Etymology

From ban- + ríon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbˠanˠɾˠiːnˠ/

Noun

banríon f (genitive singular banríona, nominative plural banríonacha)

  1. queen, (female monarch; wife of a king)
  2. queen (chess; cards)

Declension

Coordinate terms

See also

Chess pieces in Irish · fir fichille (layout · text)
banríon caiseal easpag ridire ceithearnach, fichillín

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
banríon bhanríon mbanríon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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