barrfhionn

Irish

Etymology

From barr- (“-tipped”) +‎ fionn (“fair; white”).

Adjective

barrfhionn (genitive singular masculine barrfhinn, genitive singular feminine barrfhinne, plural barrfhionna, comparative barrfhinne)

1. fair-haired
2. white-tipped

Declension

Declension of barrfhionn

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	barrfhionn	bharrfhionn	barrfhionna; bharrfhionna²
Vocative	bharrfhinn		barrfhionna
Genitive		barrfhinne	barrfhionna	barrfhionn
Dative	barrfhionn; bharrfhionn¹	bharrfhionn; bharrfhinn (archaic)	barrfhionna; bharrfhionna²
Comparative	níos barrfhinne
Superlative	is barrfhinne

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
barrfhionn	bharrfhionn	mbarrfhionn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barrfhionn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN