meathbhreoite

Irish

Alternative forms

• meath-bhreoidhte (obsolete)

Etymology

From meath- +‎ breoite.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /mˠɑˈvʲɾʲoːtʲə/ (as if spelled mathbhreoite)

Adjective

meathbhreoite

1. sickly

Declension

Declension of meathbhreoite

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	meathbhreoite	mheathbhreoite	meathbhreoite; mheathbhreoite²
Vocative	mheathbhreoite		meathbhreoite
Genitive		meathbhreoite	meathbhreoite	meathbhreoite
Dative	meathbhreoite; mheathbhreoite¹	mheathbhreoite	meathbhreoite; mheathbhreoite²
Comparative	níos meathbhreoite
Superlative	is meathbhreoite

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
meathbhreoite	mheathbhreoite	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “meaṫ-, meiṫ-”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “meathbhreoite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN