bithiúnta
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the root of Middle Irish bithbinech with the suffix -ta.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲɪˈhuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪhuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪhun̪ˠt̪ˠə/
Adjective
editbithiúnta
Declension
editDeclension of bithiúnta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bithiúnta | bhithiúnta | bithiúnta; bhithiúnta² | |
Vocative | bhithiúnta | bithiúnta | ||
Genitive | bithiúnta | bithiúnta | bithiúnta | |
Dative | bithiúnta; bhithiúnta¹ |
bhithiúnta | bithiúnta; bhithiúnta² | |
Comparative | níos bithiúnta | |||
Superlative | is bithiúnta |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bithiúnta | bhithiúnta | mbithiúnta |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “biṫeaṁanta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 69
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bithiúnta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN