dea-bhriathrach
Irish
Alternative forms
- deagh-bhriathrach (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish dag-briathrach; surface analysis dea-bhriathar + -ach or dea- + briathrach.
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈdʲeːˌvʲɾʲiəhɾˠa(x)/[1]
Adjective
dea-bhriathrach (genitive singular masculine dea-bhriathraigh, genitive singular feminine dea-bhriathraí, plural dea-bhriathracha, comparative dea-bhriathraí)
- well-spoken
- Synonym: dea-labhartha
Declension
Declension of dea-bhriathrach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | dea-bhriathrach | dhea-bhriathrach | dea-bhriathracha; dhea-bhriathracha² | |
Vocative | dhea-bhriathraigh | dea-bhriathracha | ||
Genitive | dea-bhriathraí | dea-bhriathracha | dea-bhriathrach | |
Dative | dea-bhriathrach; dhea-bhriathrach¹ | dhea-bhriathrach; dhea-bhriathraigh (archaic) | dea-bhriathracha; dhea-bhriathracha² | |
Comparative | níos dea-bhriathraí | |||
Superlative | is dea-bhriathraí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dea-bhriathrach | dhea-bhriathrach | ndea-bhriathrach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “dea-bhriathrach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- "dea-bhriathrach" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 37