banríon

== Irish == === Alternative forms === bainnrioghan, bainnríoghan, bainrighean, bainrioghan, bainríoghan, bainrioghun, bainríon, banríghean, banrioghan, banríoghan (superseded) === Etymology === From Middle Irish banrígan. By surface analysis, ban- +‎ ríon. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠau(n̪ˠ)ˈɾˠiːnʲ/ (Connacht) (Galway) IPA(key): (Aran) /ˈbʲænɾˠiən/, (Cois Fharraige) /ˈbˠɑːn̪ˠɾˠiən̪ˠ/, [ˈbˠɑːn̪ˠtɾˠiən̪ˠ] (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈbˠanˠɾˠiːnˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠaːnˠˌɾˠiːnˠ/, [ˈbˠaːnˠˌrˠiːnˠ]; /ˈbˠaːɾˠi(ː)nʲ/, /ˈbˠɑ̃ːɾˠɪnʲ/ === Noun === banríon f (genitive singular banríona, nominative plural banríonacha) queen, (female monarch; wife of a king) queen (chess; cards) ==== Declension ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== rí ==== See also ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “bainríoġan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 72; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “banríon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN