abarthach

Irish

Etymology

From abartha +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈabˠəɾˠəx/

Adjective

abarthach (genitive singular masculine abarthaigh, genitive singular feminine abarthaí, plural abarthacha, comparative abarthaí)

1. Alternative form of abartha (“given to repartee”)

Declension

Declension of abarthach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	abarthach	abarthach	abarthacha
Vocative	abarthaigh		abarthacha
Genitive		abarthaí	abarthacha	abarthach
Dative	abarthach	abarthach; abarthaigh (archaic)	abarthacha
Comparative	níos abarthaí
Superlative	is abarthaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
abarthach	n-abarthach	habarthach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abartha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 434 (p. 245) and p. 295