barrfhionn
Irish
Etymology
From barr- (“-tipped”) + fionn (“fair; white”).
Adjective
barrfhionn (genitive singular masculine barrfhinn, genitive singular feminine barrfhinne, plural barrfhionna, comparative barrfhinne)
Declension
Declension of barrfhionn
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | barrfhionn | bharrfhionn | barrfhionna; bharrfhionna² | |
| Vocative | bharrfhinn | barrfhionna | ||
| Genitive | barrfhinne | barrfhionna | barrfhionn | |
| Dative | barrfhionn; bharrfhionn¹ |
bharrfhionn; bharrfhinn (archaic) |
barrfhionna; bharrfhionna² | |
| Comparative | níos barrfhinne | |||
| Superlative | is barrfhinne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| barrfhionn | bharrfhionn | mbarrfhionn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barrfhionn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN