bithiúnta
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
bithiúnta
Declension edit
Declension of bithiúnta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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