beachtaíoch
Irish
Etymology
From beachtaigh (“correct; criticize”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
beachtaíoch (genitive singular masculine beachtaíoch, genitive singular feminine beachtaíche, plural beachtaíocha, comparative beachtaíche)
- critical, captious
- Synonym: gearrghreamannach
Declension
Declension of beachtaíoch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | beachtaíoch | bheachtaíoch | beachtaíocha; bheachtaíocha² | |
| Vocative | bheachtaíoch | beachtaíocha | ||
| Genitive | beachtaíche | beachtaíocha | beachtaíoch | |
| Dative | beachtaíoch; bheachtaíoch¹ |
bheachtaíoch | beachtaíocha; bheachtaíocha² | |
| Comparative | níos beachtaíche | |||
| Superlative | is beachtaíche | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- beachtaíocht f (“exactitude; criticism, captiousness”)
- beachtaí m (“critical, captious person”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| beachtaíoch | bheachtaíoch | mbeachtaíoch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “beachtaíoch”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “beachtaíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN