bíobhanta
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲiːwiən̪ˠt̪ˠə/[1] (corresponding to the form bíodhbhaidheanta; unattested modernized spelling *bíobhaíonta)
Adjective
editbíobhanta
Declension
editDeclension of bíobhanta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bíobhanta | bhíobhanta | bíobhanta; bhíobhanta² | |
Vocative | bhíobhanta | bíobhanta | ||
Genitive | bíobhanta | bíobhanta | bíobhanta | |
Dative | bíobhanta; bhíobhanta¹ |
bhíobhanta | bíobhanta; bhíobhanta² | |
Comparative | níos bíobhanta | |||
Superlative | is bíobhanta |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bíobhanta | bhíobhanta | mbíobhanta |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “bíoḋḃaiḋeanta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bíobhanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN