dea-bhriathrach
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish dag-briathrach. By surface analysis, dea- + briathar + -ach.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdea-bhriathrach (genitive singular masculine dea-bhriathraigh, genitive singular feminine dea-bhriathraí, plural dea-bhriathracha, comparative dea-bhriathraí)
- well-spoken
- Synonym: dea-labhartha
Declension
editDeclension of dea-bhriathrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dea-bhriathrach | dhea-bhriathrach | dea-bhriathracha; dhea-bhriathracha² | |
| Vocative | dhea-bhriathraigh | dea-bhriathracha | ||
| Genitive | dea-bhriathraí | dea-bhriathracha | dea-bhriathrach | |
| Dative | dea-bhriathrach; dhea-bhriathrach¹ |
dhea-bhriathrach; dhea-bhriathraigh (archaic) |
dea-bhriathracha; dhea-bhriathracha² | |
| Comparative | níos dea-bhriathraí | |||
| Superlative | is dea-bhriathraí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
edit| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dea-bhriathrach | dhea-bhriathrach | ndea-bhriathrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
edit- ^ “dea-bhriathrach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dea-bhriathrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN