briathartha
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From briathar (“verb”) + -tha.
Adjective edit
briathartha (not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of briathartha
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | briathartha | bhriathartha | briathartha; bhriathartha² | |
| Vocative | bhriathartha | briathartha | ||
| Genitive | briathartha | briathartha | briathartha | |
| Dative | briathartha; bhriathartha¹ |
bhriathartha | briathartha; bhriathartha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- ainm briathartha (“verbal noun”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| briathartha | bhriathartha | mbriathartha |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “briathartha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “briathartha” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “briathartha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.