aibrisc
Irish
Etymology
From aith- + briosc.
Adjective
aibrisc (genitive singular masculine aibrisc, genitive singular feminine aibrisce, plural aibrisce, comparative aibrisce)
- brittle, frail
Declension
Declension of aibrisc
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | aibrisc | aibrisc | aibrisce | |
| Vocative | aibrisc | aibrisce | ||
| Genitive | aibrisce | aibrisce | aibrisc | |
| Dative | aibrisc | aibrisc | aibrisce | |
| Comparative | níos aibrisce | |||
| Superlative | is aibrisce | |||
Related terms
- aibrisce f (“brittleness, frailty”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| aibrisc | n-aibrisc | haibrisc | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “aibrisc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
- Entries containing “aibrisc” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.