barrchrochta
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom barr- (“-tipped”) + crochta (“hanging”).
Adjective
editbarrchrochta
- tip-tilted
- Synonym: ceannchrochta
Declension
editDeclension of barrchrochta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | barrchrochta | bharrchrochta | barrchrochta; bharrchrochta² | |
| Vocative | bharrchrochta | barrchrochta | ||
| Genitive | barrchrochta | barrchrochta | barrchrochta | |
| Dative | barrchrochta; bharrchrochta¹ |
bharrchrochta | barrchrochta; bharrchrochta² | |
| Comparative | níos barrchrochta | |||
| Superlative | is barrchrochta | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| barrchrochta | bharrchrochta | mbarrchrochta |
| 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) “barrchrochta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “barrchrochta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm