boireannach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From boireann (“rock; rocky country; karst”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]boireannach (genitive singular masculine boireannaigh, genitive singular feminine boireannaí, plural boireannacha, comparative boireannaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of boireannach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | boireannach | bhoireannach | boireannacha; bhoireannacha² | |
Vocative | bhoireannaigh | boireannacha | ||
Genitive | boireannaí | boireannacha | boireannach | |
Dative | boireannach; bhoireannach¹ |
bhoireannach; bhoireannaigh (archaic) |
boireannacha; bhoireannacha² | |
Comparative | níos boireannaí | |||
Superlative | is boireannaí |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
boireannach | bhoireannach | mboireannach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “boireannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]boireannach (genitive singular masculine boireannaich, comparative boireannaich)
Noun
[edit]boireannach m (genitive singular boireannaich, plural boireannaich)
Usage notes
[edit]- Although boireannach is of the masculine gender, because of its semantics the feminine pronoun i is used as its substitute.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
boireannach | bhoireannach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]Categories:
- Irish adjectives suffixed with -ach
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives suffixed with -ach
- Scottish Gaelic nouns suffixed with -ach
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns