barraíocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• bárraidheachd, barraidheacht, bárraidheacht, barraigheacht, barruigheachd, bárruigheacht (obsolete)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaɾˠiaxt̪ˠ/, /ˈbˠɔɾˠiaxt̪ˠ/

Noun

barraíocht f (genitive singular barraíochta)

1. excess, more than enough, too much
2. (as verbal noun, ag ~)
   1. to best (someone)
   2. to judge (the weather)

Declension

Declension of barraíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative barraíocht Vocative a bharraíocht Genitive barraíochta Dative barraíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bharraíocht Genitive na barraíochta Dative leis an mbarraíocht don bharraíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
barraíocht	bharraíocht	mbarraíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bárraiḋeaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 56
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barraíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN