ban-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ban"

Irish

Alternative forms

• bain- (sometimes used before a slender consonant or vowel)

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷḗn

From bean (“woman”).

Prefix

ban-

1. A prefix appended to words to make a female form, similar to -ette or -ess in English

   ‎ban- ‎ab (“abbot”) → ‎ban-ab (“abbess”)

   ‎ban- ‎draíodóir (“magician”) → ‎bandraíodóir (“enchantress”)

   ‎ban- ‎stiúrthóir (“director; conductor”) → ‎banstiúrthóir (“directress, directrix; conductress”)

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with ban-

Mutation

Mutated forms of ban-

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ban-	bhan-	mban-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ban-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bano-. Related to ben (“woman”).

Prefix

ban-

1. A prefix appended to words to make a female counterpart, similar to -ette or -ess in English.

   ‎ban- ‎éces (“poet”) → ‎banéces (“poetess”)

   ‎ban- ‎airchinnech (“leader, superior”) → ‎banairchinnech (“female leader, superior”)

Derived terms

Old Irish terms prefixed with ban-

Descendants

• Middle Irish: ban-
  • Irish: ban-
  • Scottish Gaelic: ban-

Mutation

Mutation of ban-

radical	lenition	nasalization
ban-	ban- pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mban-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• bain-, bana-

Etymology

From bean (“woman”).

Prefix

ban-

1. A prefix appended to words to make a female form, similar to -ette or -ess in English.

   Coordinate term: fear-

   ‎ban- ‎actair (“actor”) → ‎ban-actair (“actress”)

   ‎ban- ‎ìmpire (“emperor”) → ‎ban-ìmpire (“empress”)

   ‎ban- ‎prionnsa (“prince”) → ‎bana-phrionnsa (“princess”)

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with ban-

Related terms

• neach-

Mutation

Mutation of ban-

radical	lenition
ban-	bhan-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.