barrfhionn

Irish

Etymology

From barr- (“-tipped”) +‎ fionn (“fair; white”).

Adjective

barrfhionn (genitive singular masculine barrfhinn, genitive singular feminine barrfhinne, plural barrfhionna, comparative barrfhinne)

1. fair-haired
2. white-tipped

Declension

Declension of barrfhionn

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	barrfhionn	bharrfhionn	barrfhionna; bharrfhionna2
vocative	bharrfhinn		barrfhionna
genitive		barrfhinne	barrfhionna	barrfhionn
dative	barrfhionn; bharrfhionn1	bharrfhionn; bharrfhinn (archaic)	barrfhionna; bharrfhionna2
Comparative	níos barrfhinne
Superlative	is barrfhinne

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 barrfhionn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
barrfhionn	bharrfhionn	mbarrfhionn

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) “barrfhionn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN