benoil

See also: ben oil

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish banamail, from Old Irish ben (“woman”).

Adjective

benoil

  1. ladylike, womanly, womanlike, wifely
  2. (derogatory) womanish, effeminate

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
benoilvenoilmenoil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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