bíobhanta
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲiːwiən̪ˠt̪ˠə/[1] (corresponding to the form bíodhbhaidheanta; unattested modernized spelling *bíobhaíonta)
Adjective
[edit]bíobhanta
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | bíobhanta | bhíobhanta | bíobhanta; bhíobhanta2 | |
| vocative | bhíobhanta | bíobhanta | ||
| genitive | bíobhanta | bíobhanta | bíobhanta | |
| dative | bíobhanta; bhíobhanta1 |
bhíobhanta | bíobhanta; bhíobhanta2 | |
| Comparative | níos bíobhanta | |||
| Superlative | is bíobhanta | |||
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]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| bíobhanta | bhíobhanta | mbíobhanta |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “bíoḋḃaiḋeanta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bíobhanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN