breithiúnach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From breithiún- + -ach
Adjective
[edit]breithiúnach (genitive singular masculine breithiúnaigh, genitive singular feminine breithiúnaí, plural breithiúnacha, comparative breithiúnaí)
- judicial
- critical (inclined to find fault), judgmental, judgy
- judicious
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | breithiúnach | bhreithiúnach | breithiúnacha; bhreithiúnacha2 | |
| vocative | bhreithiúnaigh | breithiúnacha | ||
| genitive | breithiúnaí | breithiúnacha | breithiúnach | |
| dative | breithiúnach; bhreithiúnach1 |
bhreithiúnach; bhreithiúnaigh (archaic) |
breithiúnacha; bhreithiúnacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos breithiúnaí | |||
| Superlative | is breithiúnaí | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| breithiúnach | bhreithiúnach | mbreithiúnach |
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]- “breithiúnach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “breithemnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “breiṫeaṁnaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 86
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “breithiúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN