boireannach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From boireann (“rock; rocky country; karst”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
boireannach (genitive singular masculine boireannaigh, genitive singular feminine boireannaí, plural boireannacha, comparative boireannaí)
Declension edit
Declension of boireannach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | boireannach | bhoireannach | boireannacha; bhoireannacha² | |
Vocative | bhoireannaigh | boireannacha | ||
Genitive | boireannaí | boireannacha | boireannach | |
Dative | boireannach; bhoireannach¹ |
bhoireannach; bhoireannaigh (archaic) |
boireannacha; bhoireannacha² | |
Comparative | níos boireannaí | |||
Superlative | is boireannaí |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
boireannach | bhoireannach | mboireannach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “boireannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
boireannach (genitive singular masculine boireannaich, comparative boireannaich)
Noun edit
boireannach m (genitive singular boireannaich, plural boireannaich)
Usage notes edit
- Although boireannach is of the masculine gender, because of its semantics the feminine pronoun i is used as its substitute.
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
boireannach | bhoireannach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |