barraíocht

Irish

Alternative forms

• bárraidheachd, barraidheacht, bárraidheacht, barraigheacht, barruigheachd, bárruigheacht (obsolete)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaɾˠiaxt̪ˠ/, /ˈbˠɔɾˠiaxt̪ˠ/

Noun

barraíocht f (genitive singular barraíochta)

1. excess, more than enough, too much
2. (as verbal noun, ag ~)
   1. to best (someone)
   2. to judge (the weather)

Declension

Declension of barraíocht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative barraíocht vocative a bharraíocht genitive barraíochta dative barraíocht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an bharraíocht genitive na barraíochta dative leis an mbarraíocht don bharraíocht

Mutation

Mutated forms of barraíocht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
barraíocht	bharraíocht	mbarraíocht

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bárraiḋeaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 56
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barraíocht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN