barrchrochta
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From barr- (“-tipped”) + crochta (“hanging”).
Adjective
[edit]barrchrochta
- tip-tilted
- Synonym: ceannchrochta
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | barrchrochta | bharrchrochta | barrchrochta; bharrchrochta2 | |
| vocative | bharrchrochta | barrchrochta | ||
| genitive | barrchrochta | 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barrchrochta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “barrchrochta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm