banaltra

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish banaltra (“foster-mother, nurse”), from ban- (“woman”) + altra (“foster-father”) (see altram (“fosterage”)). By surface analysis, ban- +‎ altra. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑn̪ˠəɾˠhl̪ˠə/, /ˈbˠɑn̪ˠəɾˠt̪ˠl̪ˠə/ (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲænəl̪ˠt̪ˠɾˠə/, /ˈbˠanˠəl̪ˠt̪ˠɾˠə/ === Noun === banaltra f (genitive singular banaltra, nominative plural banaltraí) (female) nurse ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== banaltra fir (“male nurse”) ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “banaltra”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 76; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “banaltra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN