bithgheografach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bith- + geografach.
Adjective
[edit]bithgheografach (genitive singular masculine bithgheografaigh, genitive singular feminine bithgheografaí, plural bithgheografacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | bithgheografach | bhithgheografach | bithgheografacha; bhithgheografacha2 | |
| vocative | bhithgheografaigh | bithgheografacha | ||
| genitive | bithgheografaí | bithgheografacha | bithgheografach | |
| dative | bithgheografach; bhithgheografach1 |
bhithgheografach; bhithgheografaigh (archaic) |
bithgheografacha; bhithgheografacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos bithgheografaí | |||
| Superlative | is bithgheografaí | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| bithgheografach | bhithgheografach | mbithgheografach |
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) “bithgheografach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “bithgheografach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024