briotach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish britach, brittach (“stammering, stuttering”), from Britt (“Briton”).
Adjective
briotach (genitive singular masculine briotaigh, genitive singular feminine briotaí, plural briotacha, comparative briotaí)
Declension
Declension of briotach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | briotach | bhriotach | briotacha; bhriotacha² | |
Vocative | bhriotaigh | briotacha | ||
Genitive | briotaí | briotacha | briotach | |
Dative | briotach; bhriotach¹ |
bhriotach; bhriotaigh (archaic) |
briotacha; bhriotacha² | |
Comparative | níos briotaí | |||
Superlative | is briotaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.