beachtaíoch
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom beachtaigh (“correct; criticize”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editbeachtaíoch (genitive singular masculine beachtaíoch, genitive singular feminine beachtaíche, plural beachtaíocha, comparative beachtaíche)
- critical, captious
- Synonym: gearrghreamannach
Declension
editDeclension of beachtaíoch
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | beachtaíoch | bheachtaíoch | beachtaíocha; bheachtaíocha² | |
Vocative | bheachtaíoch | beachtaíocha | ||
Genitive | beachtaíche | beachtaíocha | beachtaíoch | |
Dative | beachtaíoch; bheachtaíoch¹ |
bheachtaíoch | beachtaíocha; bheachtaíocha² | |
Comparative | níos beachtaíche | |||
Superlative | is beachtaíche |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
edit- beachtaíocht f (“exactitude; criticism, captiousness”)
- beachtaí m (“critical, captious person”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
beachtaíoch | bheachtaíoch | mbeachtaíoch |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beachtaíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “beachtaíoch”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm