bíobhanta

Irish

Alternative forms

• bíodhbhaidheanta (obsolete)

Etymology

From bíobha +‎ -anta

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiːwiən̪ˠt̪ˠə/ (corresponding to the form bíodhbhaidheanta; unattested modernized spelling *bíobhaíonta)

Adjective

bíobhanta

1. roguish
2. hostile

Declension

Declension of bíobhanta

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	bíobhanta	bhíobhanta	bíobhanta; bhíobhanta²
Vocative	bhíobhanta		bíobhanta
Genitive		bíobhanta	bíobhanta	bíobhanta
Dative	bíobhanta; bhíobhanta¹	bhíobhanta	bíobhanta; bhíobhanta²
Comparative	níos bíobhanta
Superlative	is bíobhanta

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bíobhanta	bhíobhanta	mbíobhanta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “bíoḋḃaiḋeanta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bíobhanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN