alabhreac
Irish edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare breac (“speckled, dappled”).
Adjective edit
alabhreac (genitive singular masculine alabhric, genitive singular feminine alabhrice, plural alabhreaca, comparative alabhrice)
Declension edit
Declension of alabhreac
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | alabhreac | alabhreac | alabhreaca | |
| Vocative | alabhric | alabhreaca | ||
| Genitive | alabhreace | alabhreaca | alabhreac | |
| Dative | alabhreac | alabhreac; alabhric (archaic) |
alabhreaca | |
| Comparative | níos alabhreace | |||
| Superlative | is alabhreace | |||
Derived terms edit
- capall alabhreac m (“pinto”)
- cuilire alabhreac m, cuilsealgaire alabhreac m (“pied flycatcher”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| alabhreac | n-alabhreac | halabhreac | not applicable |
| 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) “alabhreac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “alabhreac” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.