bean abhrais
Irish
Noun
bean abhrais f (genitive singular mná abhrais, nominative plural mná abhrais)
- spinner (of wool)
- Synonym: abhraiseach
Derived terms
- banabhraiseach f (“woman spinner; handy woman, housewife”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| bean abhrais | bhean abhrais | mbean abhrais |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bean abhrais”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN