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bean.

woman

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/bʲan̪ˠ/Munster/bʲænˠ/Galway[bʲæːn̪ˠ]Galway, Cois-Fharraige/bʲanˠ/Mayo, Ulster

  1. woman

    feminine

  2. wife

    feminine
Where this word comes from

PIE word *gʷḗn From Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic *benā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

pron/bʲan̪ˠ/Munster/bʲænˠ/Galway[bʲæːn̪ˠ]Galway, Cois-Fharraige/bʲanˠ/Mayo, Ulster

  1. one (of women, girls)

    Tá triúr iníonacha agam; tá bean acu trasinscneach.
Where this word comes from

PIE word *gʷḗn From Old Irish ben, from Proto-Celtic *benā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn.

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