béalchlabach
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
béalchlabach (genitive singular masculine béalchlabaigh, genitive singular feminine béalchlabaí, plural béalchlabacha, comparative béalchlabaí)
Declension
Declension of béalchlabach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | béalchlabach | bhéalchlabach | béalchlabacha; bhéalchlabacha² | |
| Vocative | bhéalchlabaigh | béalchlabacha | ||
| Genitive | béalchlabaí | béalchlabacha | béalchlabach | |
| Dative | béalchlabach; bhéalchlabach¹ |
bhéalchlabach; bhéalchlabaigh (archaic) |
béalchlabacha; bhéalchlabacha² | |
| Comparative | níos béalchlabaí | |||
| Superlative | is béalchlabaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “béalchlabach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN