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banaltra.

nurse

8 characters3 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbˠɑn̪ˠəɾˠhl̪ˠə/Munster/ˈbˠɑn̪ˠəɾˠt̪ˠl̪ˠə/Munster/ˈbʲænəl̪ˠt̪ˠɾˠə/Connacht, Ulster/ˈbˠanˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠɾˠə/Connacht, Ulster

  1. nurse

    feminine
Where this word comes from

PIE word *gʷḗn From Middle Irish banaltra (“foster-mother, nurse”), from ban- (“woman”) + altra (“foster-father”) (see altram (“fosterage”)). By surface analysis, ban- + altra.

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