barrbhuí
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From barr- (“-topped”) + buí (“yellow”).
Adjective edit
barrbhuí
Declension edit
Declension of barrbhuí
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | barrbhuí | bharrbhuí | barrbhuí; bharrbhuí² | |
Vocative | bharrbhuí | barrbhuí | ||
Genitive | barrbhuí | barrbhuí | barrbhuí | |
Dative | barrbhuí; bharrbhuí¹ |
bharrbhuí | barrbhuí; bharrbhuí² | |
Comparative | níos barrbhuí | |||
Superlative | is barrbhuí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
barrbhuí | bharrbhuí | mbarrbhuí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barrbhuí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN