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boireannach
boireannach
Irish
Adjective
boireannach (genitive singular masculine boireannaigh, genitive singular feminine boireannaí, plural boireannacha, comparative boireannaí)
- rocky; karsty
Declension
Declension of boireannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | boireannach | boireannach¹ | boireannacha³ | |
| Vocative | boireannaigh¹ | boireannach¹ | boireannacha | |
| Genitive | boireannaigh¹ | boireannaí (obsolete) boireannaighe |
boireannacha | boireannach |
| Dative | boireannach² | boireannach¹ (archaic) boireannaigh¹ |
boireannacha³ | |
| Comparative | boireannaí (obsolete) boireannaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| boireann | bhoireann | mboireann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "boireannach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbo.rə.nəx/
Noun
boireannach m (genitive singular boireannaich, plural boireannaich)
Usage notes
- Although boireannach is of the masculine gender, because of its semantics the feminine pronoun i is used as its substitute.