béalbhraiteach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From béal (“mouth”) + braiteach (“sensitive”).
Adjective edit
béalbhraiteach (genitive singular masculine béalbhraitigh, genitive singular feminine béalbhraití, plural béalbhraiteacha, comparative béalbhraití)
- tender-mouthed (of horse)
Declension edit
Declension of béalbhraiteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | béalbhraiteach | bhéalbhraiteach | béalbhraiteacha; bhéalbhraiteacha² | |
| Vocative | bhéalbhraitigh | béalbhraiteacha | ||
| Genitive | béalbhraití | béalbhraiteacha | béalbhraiteach | |
| Dative | béalbhraiteach; bhéalbhraiteach¹ |
bhéalbhraiteach; bhéalbhraitigh (archaic) |
béalbhraiteacha; bhéalbhraiteacha² | |
| Comparative | níos béalbhraití | |||
| Superlative | is béalbhraití | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms edit
- cruabhéalach (“hard-mouthed”, adjective)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| béalbhraiteach | bhéalbhraiteach | mbéalbhraiteach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “béalbhraiteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN