áibhéalach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From áibhéal (“(act of) exaggerating; exaggeration”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]áibhéalach (genitive singular masculine áibhéalaigh, genitive singular feminine áibhéalaí, plural áibhéalacha, comparative áibhéalaí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | áibhéalach | áibhéalach | áibhéalacha | |
| vocative | áibhéalaigh | áibhéalacha | ||
| genitive | áibhéalaí | áibhéalacha | áibhéalach | |
| dative | áibhéalach | áibhéalach; áibhéalaigh (archaic) |
áibhéalacha | |
| Comparative | níos áibhéalaí | |||
| Superlative | is áibhéalaí | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- scéal áibhéalach (“tall tale, tall story”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| áibhéalach | n-áibhéalach | háibhéalach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “áibhéalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “áibhéileach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “áibhéalach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024