bruíonachas

Irish

Alternative forms

• bruíneachas, bruíontachas

Etymology

From bruíonach (“quarrelsome”) +‎ -as (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

bruíonachas m (genitive singular bruíonachais)

1. quarrelsomeness

   Synonym: bruíontacht

2. (used as verbal noun) quarrelling, causing trouble

Declension

Declension of bruíonachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bruíonachas Vocative a bhruíonachais Genitive bruíonachais Dative bruíonachas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bruíonachas Genitive an bhruíonachais Dative leis an mbruíonachas don bhruíonachas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bruíonachas	bhruíonachas	mbruíonachas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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