ní b'
Irish
editAlternative forms
edit- ní ba (before a consonant sound)
Pronunciation
editParticle
editní b’ (triggers lenition; used before a vowel sound)
- past tense of níos (particle used with the comparative/superlative form of adjectives to form the simple comparative)
- Bhí an buachaill ní b’óige ná Séamas.
- The boy was younger than James.
- Bhí an cáilín ní b’fheargaí ná Niamh.
- The girl was angrier than Niamh.