bóireach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
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Adjective edit
bóireach (genitive singular masculine bóirigh, genitive singular feminine bóirí, plural bóireacha, comparative bóirí)
Declension edit
Declension of bóireach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bóireach | bhóireach | bóireacha; bhóireacha² | |
| Vocative | bhóirigh | bóireacha | ||
| Genitive | bóirí | bóireacha | bóireach | |
| Dative | bóireach; bhóireach¹ |
bhóireach; bhóirigh (archaic) |
bóireacha; bhóireacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bóirí | |||
| Superlative | is bóirí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bóireach | bhóireach | mbóireach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bóireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN