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béarlamhail

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Irish

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Etymology

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From béarla (language, speech) +‎ -amhail.

Adjective

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béarlamhail (genitive singular feminine béarlamhla, plural béarlamhla, comparative béarlamhla)

  1. (obsolete) having command of language, fluent

Declension

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Declension of béarlamhail
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative béarlamhail bhéarlamhail béarlamhla;
bhéarlamhla2
vocative bhéarlamhail béarlamhlaamhla
genitive béarlamhla béarlamhla béarlamhail
dative béarlamhail;
bhéarlamhail1
bhéarlamhail béarlamhla;
bhéarlamhla2
Comparative níos béarlamhla
Superlative is béarlamhla

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of béarlamhail
radical lenition eclipsis
béarlamhail bhéarlamhail mbéarlamhail

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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