briathraíocht

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

briathraíocht f (genitive singular briathraíochta)

1. diction

Declension

Declension of briathraíocht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative briathraíocht Vocative a bhriathraíocht Genitive briathraíochta Dative briathraíocht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhriathraíocht Genitive na briathraíochta Dative leis an mbriathraíocht don bhriathraíocht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
briathraíocht	bhriathraíocht	mbriathraíocht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “briathraíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “briathraíocht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.