bídeach

Irish

Alternative forms

• baoideach (Ulster)

Etymology

Related to bídeog but with the suffix -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiːdʲəx/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠiːdʲa(x)/ (corresponding to the form baoideach)

Adjective

bídeach (genitive singular masculine bídigh, genitive singular feminine bídí, plural bídeacha, comparative bídí)

1. tiny

   beag bídeach ― tiny little

Declension

Declension of bídeach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	bídeach	bhídeach	bídeacha; bhídeacha2
vocative	bhídigh		bídeacha
genitive		bídí	bídeacha	bídeach
dative	bídeach; bhídeach1	bhídeach; bhídigh (archaic)	bídeacha; bhídeacha2
Comparative	níos bídí
Superlative	is bídí

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

Related terms

• bídeog f (“tiny thing”)

Noun

bídeach f (genitive singular bídí, nominative plural bídeacha)

1. tiny girl, woman

Declension

Declension of bídeach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bídeach bídeacha vocative a bhídeach a bhídeacha genitive bídí bídeach dative bídeach bídeacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhídeach na bídeacha genitive na bídí na mbídeach dative leis an mbídeach don bhídeach leis na bídeacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of bídeach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bídeach	bhídeach	mbídeach

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bídeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bídeach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bídeach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024