uirbeach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin urbs (“city”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]uirbeach (genitive singular masculine uirbigh, genitive singular feminine uirbí, plural uirbeacha, comparative uirbí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | uirbeach | uirbeach | uirbeacha | |
| vocative | uirbigh | uirbeacha | ||
| genitive | uirbí | uirbeacha | uirbeach | |
| dative | uirbeach | uirbeach; uirbigh (archaic) |
uirbeacha | |
| Comparative | níos uirbí | |||
| Superlative | is uirbí | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- ceirtleán uirbeach (“urban agglomeration”)
- fo-uirbeach m (“suburban”)
- imeall uirbeach (“urban fringe”)
- meath uirbeach (“urban blight”)
- uirbeachas
- uirbigh (“urbanise”, verb)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| uirbeach | n-uirbeach | huirbeach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uirbeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN