beartach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish bertach. By surface analysis, beart (“proceeding, transaction”) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
beartach (genitive singular masculine beartaigh, genitive singular feminine beartaí, plural beartacha, comparative beartaí)
Declension edit
Declension of beartach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | beartach | bheartach | beartacha; bheartacha² | |
| Vocative | bheartaigh | beartacha | ||
| Genitive | beartaí | beartacha | beartach | |
| Dative | beartach; bheartach¹ |
bheartach; bheartaigh (archaic) |
beartacha; bheartacha² | |
| Comparative | níos beartaí | |||
| Superlative | is beartaí | |||
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 |
| beartach | bheartach | mbeartach |
| 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) “beartach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bertach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “beartach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “beartach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
beartach
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| beartach | bheartach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “beartach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bertach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language