alabhreac
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare breac (“speckled, dappled”).
Adjective[edit]
alabhreac (genitive singular masculine alabhric, genitive singular feminine alabhrice, plural alabhreaca, comparative alabhrice)
Declension[edit]
Declension of alabhreac
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | alabhreac | alabhreac | alabhreaca | |
| Vocative | alabhric | alabhreaca | ||
| Genitive | alabhreace | alabhreaca | alabhreac | |
| Dative | alabhreac | alabhreac; alabhric (archaic) |
alabhreaca | |
| Comparative | níos alabhreace | |||
| Superlative | is alabhreace | |||
Derived terms[edit]
- capall alabhreac m (“pinto”)
- cuilire alabhreac m, cuilsealgaire alabhreac m (“pied flycatcher”)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| alabhreac | n-alabhreac | halabhreac | not applicable |
| 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) “alabhreac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “alabhreac” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.