bruíonach

Irish

Alternative forms

• bruidheanach, bruíneach, bruíontach

Etymology

From bruíon (“quarrel”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

bruíonach (genitive singular masculine bruíonaigh, genitive singular feminine bruíonaí, plural bruíonacha, comparative bruíonaí)

1. quarrelsome

   Synonyms: bruíonmhar, bruíontúil

Declension

Declension of bruíonach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	bruíonach	bhruíonach	bruíonacha; bhruíonacha²
Vocative	bhruíonaigh		bruíonacha
Genitive		bruíonaí	bruíonacha	bruíonach
Dative	bruíonach; bhruíonach¹	bhruíonach; bhruíonaigh (archaic)	bruíonacha; bhruíonacha²
Comparative	níos bruíonaí
Superlative	is bruíonaí

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

• bruíonachas m (“quarrelsomeness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bruíonach	bhruíonach	mbruíonach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bruíonach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN