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drochbhéasach

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From drochbhéas (from droch- +‎ béas) + -ach. Compare Scottish Gaelic droch-bheusach.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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drochbhéasach (genitive singular masculine drochbhéasaigh, genitive singular feminine drochbhéasaí, plural drochbhéasacha, comparative drochbhéasaí)

  1. rude, impolite, unmannerly, ill-mannered
    Synonyms: míchúirtéiseach, mímhúinte, borb, míbhéasach, drochmhúinte

Declension

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Declension of drochbhéasach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative drochbhéasach dhrochbhéasach drochbhéasacha;
dhrochbhéasacha2
vocative dhrochbhéasaigh drochbhéasacha
genitive drochbhéasaí drochbhéasacha drochbhéasach
dative drochbhéasach;
dhrochbhéasach1 		dhrochbhéasach;
dhrochbhéasaigh (archaic) 		drochbhéasacha;
dhrochbhéasacha2
Comparative níos drochbhéasaí
Superlative is drochbhéasaí

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

Mutation

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Mutated forms of drochbhéasach
radical lenition eclipsis
drochbhéasach dhrochbhéasach ndrochbhéasach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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