briathartha

Irish

Alternative forms

• briathardha

Etymology

From briathar (“verb”) +‎ -tha.

Adjective

briathartha (not comparable)

1. (grammar) verbal

Declension

Declension of briathartha

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	briathartha	bhriathartha	briathartha; bhriathartha2
vocative	bhriathartha		briathartha
genitive		briathartha	briathartha	briathartha
dative	briathartha; bhriathartha1	bhriathartha	briathartha; bhriathartha2
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• ainm briathartha (“verbal noun”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of briathartha

radical	lenition	eclipsis
briathartha	bhriathartha	mbriathartha

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) “briathartha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “briathartha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “briathartha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024