barrfhliuch
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From barr- (“-tipped”) + fliuch (“wet”).
Adjective edit
barrfhliuch (genitive singular masculine barrfhliuch, genitive singular feminine barrfhliche, plural barrfhliucha, comparative barrfhliche)
- wet on the surface
- Synonym: leathfhliuch
Declension edit
Declension of barrfhliuch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | barrfhliuch | bharrfhliuch | barrfhliucha; bharrfhliucha² | |
| Vocative | bharrfhliuch | barrfhliucha | ||
| Genitive | barrfhliche | barrfhliucha | barrfhliuch | |
| Dative | barrfhliuch; bharrfhliuch¹ |
bharrfhliuch | barrfhliucha; bharrfhliucha² | |
| Comparative | níos barrfhliche | |||
| Superlative | is barrfhliche | |||
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 |
| barrfhliuch | bharrfhliuch | mbarrfhliuch |
| 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) “barrfhliuch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN