barrbhuí
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From barr- (“-topped”) + buí (“yellow”).
Adjective
[edit]barrbhuí
Declension
[edit]Declension of barrbhuí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | barrbhuí | bharrbhuí | barrbhuí; bharrbhuí² | |
| Vocative | bharrbhuí | barrbhuí | ||
| Genitive | barrbhuí | barrbhuí | barrbhuí | |
| Dative | barrbhuí; bharrbhuí¹ |
bharrbhuí | barrbhuí; bharrbhuí² | |
| Comparative | níos barrbhuí | |||
| Superlative | is barrbhuí | |||
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 |
| barrbhuí | bharrbhuí | mbarrbhuí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barrbhuí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN