tibhreach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish tibrech. By surface analysis, tibhre (“dimple”, obsolete) + -ach.
Adjective
edittibhreach (genitive singular masculine tibhrigh, genitive singular feminine tibhrí, plural tibhreacha, comparative tibhrí)
Declension
editDeclension of tibhreach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | tibhreach | thibhreach | tibhreacha; thibhreacha² | |
Vocative | thibhrigh | tibhreacha | ||
Genitive | tibhrí | tibhreacha | tibhreach | |
Dative | tibhreach; thibhreach¹ |
thibhreach; thibhrigh (archaic) |
tibhreacha; thibhreacha² | |
Comparative | níos tibhrí | |||
Superlative | is tibhrí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tibhreach | thibhreach | dtibhreach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |