boiriceach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From boiric (“protuberance, swelling”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
boiriceach (genitive singular masculine boiricigh, genitive singular feminine boiricí, plural boiriceacha)
Declension edit
Declension of boiriceach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | boiriceach | bhoiriceach | boiriceacha; bhoiriceacha² | |
| Vocative | bhoiricigh | boiriceacha | ||
| Genitive | boiricí | boiriceacha | boiriceach | |
| Dative | boiriceach; bhoiriceach¹ |
bhoiriceach; bhoiricigh (archaic) |
boiriceacha; bhoiriceacha² | |
| Comparative | níos boiricí | |||
| Superlative | is boiricí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| boiriceach | bhoiriceach | mboiriceach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “boiriceach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN