# banríon
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* bainnrioghan, bainnríoghan, bainrighean, bainrioghan, bainríoghan, bainrioghun, bainríon, banríghean, banrioghan, banríoghan (superseded)

### Etymology

* PIE word
* *gʷḗn
From Middle Irish banrígan. By surface analysis, ban- +‎ ríon.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /bˠau(n̪ˠ)ˈɾˠiːnʲ/
* (Connacht)
** (Galway) IPA: (Aran) /ˈbʲænɾˠiən/, (Cois Fharraige) /ˈbˠɑːn̪ˠɾˠiən̪ˠ/, [ˈbˠɑːn̪ˠtɾˠiən̪ˠ]
** (Mayo) IPA: /ˈbˠanˠɾˠiːnˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈbˠaːnˠˌɾˠiːnˠ/, [ˈbˠaːnˠˌrˠiːnˠ]; /ˈbˠaːɾˠi(ː)nʲ/

### Noun

banríon f (genitive singular banríona, nominative plural banríonacha)
* queen, (female monarch; wife of a king)
** 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:Thug an bhanríoghan an t‑ógánach isteach ’san phálás, ⁊ bhí righeacht ⁊ saidhbhreas an tsean-ríogh alig aige; ⁊ bhí sé féin ⁊ a mháthair go sona, seunmhar ó shin amach: ⁊ mar robh siad-san go mbeidh sinne.The queen brought the youth into her own palace, and he had the kingdom and riches of the old king, and himself and his mother were happy and prosperous from that forth, and like them may we too be.
* queen (chess; cards)

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
banríon
banríonacha
vocative
a bhanríon
a bhanríonacha
genitive
banríona
banríonacha
dative
banríon
banríonacha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an bhanríon
na banríonacha
genitive
na banríona
na mbanríonacha
dative
leis an mbanríon don bhanríon
leis na banríonacha :

#### Coordinate terms

* rí

#### See also

Chess pieces in Irish · fir fichille (layout · text) :
| rí | banríon | caiseal | easpag | ridire | ceithearnach, fichillín |
Playing cards in Irish · cártaí imeartha (layout · text) :
| aon | dó | trí | ceathair | cúig | sé | seacht |
| ocht | naoi | deich | cuireata | banríon | rí | fear na gcrúb, buachaill mór |

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ “banríon”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ben”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 390, page 120; reprinted 1988
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 15, page 17
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 39
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 303
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 166, page 38
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 21, page 10
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 443, page 142
* ↑ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 72, page 27; reprinted 1979

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bainríoġan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 49
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “bainríoġan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “banríon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN