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breithiúnach

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From breithiún- +‎ -ach

Adjective

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breithiúnach (genitive singular masculine breithiúnaigh, genitive singular feminine breithiúnaí, plural breithiúnacha, comparative breithiúnaí)

  1. judicial
  2. critical (inclined to find fault), judgmental, judgy
  3. judicious

Declension

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Declension of breithiúnach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative breithiúnach bhreithiúnach breithiúnacha;
bhreithiúnacha²
Vocative bhreithiúnaigh breithiúnacha
Genitive breithiúnaí breithiúnacha breithiúnach
Dative breithiúnach;
bhreithiúnach¹ 		bhreithiúnach;
bhreithiúnaigh (archaic) 		breithiúnacha;
bhreithiúnacha²
Comparative níos breithiúnaí
Superlative is breithiúnaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
breithiúnach bhreithiúnach mbreithiúnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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