barrchrochta

Irish

Etymology

From barr- (“-tipped”) +‎ crochta (“hanging”).

Adjective

barrchrochta

1. tip-tilted

   Synonym: ceannchrochta

Declension

Declension of barrchrochta

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	barrchrochta	bharrchrochta	barrchrochta; bharrchrochta2
vocative	bharrchrochta		barrchrochta
genitive		barrchrochta	strong noun	weak noun
			barrchrochta	barrchrochta
dative	barrchrochta; bharrchrochta1	bharrchrochta	barrchrochta; bharrchrochta2
Comparative	níos barrchrochta
Superlative	is barrchrochta

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of barrchrochta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
barrchrochta	bharrchrochta	mbarrchrochta

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) “barrchrochta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “barrchrochta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm