uaibhreach
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish úaibrech.[2] By surface analysis, uabhar + -ach
Adjective
edituaibhreach (genitive singular masculine uaibhrigh, genitive singular feminine uaibhrí, plural uaibhreacha, comparative uaibhrí)
- proud, arrogant
- haughty
- rank (strong in growth), luxuriant
- eerie (weird)
- rampant (unrestrained)
- (high-)spirited (of a horse)
Declension
editDeclension of uaibhreach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | uaibhreach | uaibhreach | uaibhreacha; uaibhreacha² | |
| Vocative | uaibhrigh | uaibhreacha | ||
| Genitive | uaibhrí | uaibhreacha | uaibhreach | |
| Dative | uaibhreach; uaibhreach¹ |
uaibhreach; uaibhrigh (archaic) |
uaibhreacha; uaibhreacha² | |
| Comparative | níos uaibhrí | |||
| Superlative | is uaibhrí | |||
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uaibhreach | n-uaibhreach | huaibhreach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
edit- ^ “uaibhreach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaibrech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “uaiḃreaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 768
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uaibhreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish úaibrech.[1] By surface analysis, uabhar + -ach
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edituaibhreach
Declension
editDeclension of uaibhreach (type I adjective)
| Masculine | Feminine | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uaibhreach | uaibhreach | uaibhreach |
| Genitive | uaibhrich | uaibhriche, uaibhrich | uaibhreach |
| Dative | uaibhreach | uaibhrich | uaibhreach |
| Vocative | uaibhrich | uaibhreach | uaibhreach |
Mutation
edit| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| uaibhreach | n-uaibhreach | h-uaibhreach | t-uaibhreach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaibrech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language