bataiméadrach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From batai- (“bathy-”) + -méadrach (“-metric”).
Adjective
[edit]bataiméadrach (genitive singular masculine bataiméadraigh, genitive singular feminine bataiméadraí, plural bataiméadracha, comparative bataiméadraí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | bataiméadrach | bhataiméadrach | bataiméadracha; bhataiméadracha2 | |
| vocative | bhataiméadraigh | bataiméadracha | ||
| genitive | bataiméadraí | bataiméadracha | bataiméadrach | |
| dative | bataiméadrach; bhataiméadrach1 |
bhataiméadrach; bhataiméadraigh (archaic) |
bataiméadracha; bhataiméadracha2 | |
| Comparative | níos bataiméadraí | |||
| Superlative | is bataiméadraí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| bataiméadrach | bhataiméadrach | mbataiméadrach |
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]- “bathymetric”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024