bean chéile

See also: bean-chèile and bean chèile

Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

bean chéile f (genitive singular mná céile, nominative plural mná céile)

  1. wife
    Synonyms: bean, céile mná
    Coordinate term: fear céile
    bean chéile an rí ― queen consort (literally, “wife of the king”)

Declension

Declension of bean chéile (irregular)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bean chéile mná céile
vocative a bhean chéile a mhná céile
genitive mná céile ban céile
dative bean chéile
mnaoi chéile (archaic or dialectal) 		mná céile
mnáibh céile (archaic)
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhean chéile na mná céile
genitive na mná céile na mban céile
dative leis an mbean chéile
don bhean chéile
leis an mnaoi chéile (archaic or dialectal)
don mhnaoi chéile (archaic or dialectal) 		leis na mná céile
leis na mnáibh céile (archaic)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bean chéile
radical lenition eclipsis
bean chéile bhean chéile mbean chéile

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

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