áibhéalach
Irish
Alternative forms
- áibhéileach, aidhbhéileach
Etymology
From áibhéal (“(act of) exaggerating; exaggeration”) + -ach.
Adjective
áibhéalach (genitive singular masculine áibhéalaigh, genitive singular feminine áibhéalaí, plural áibhéalacha, comparative áibhéalaí)
- exaggerative, exaggerated, far-fetched, lurid
- scenic
Declension
Declension of áibhéalach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | áibhéalach | áibhéalach | áibhéalacha | |
| Vocative | áibhéalaigh | áibhéalacha | ||
| Genitive | áibhéalaí | áibhéalacha | áibhéalach | |
| Dative | áibhéalach | áibhéalach; áibhéalaigh (archaic) | áibhéalacha | |
| Comparative | níos áibhéalaí | |||
| Superlative | is áibhéalaí | |||
Derived terms
- scéal áibhéalach (“tall tale, tall story”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| áibhéalach | n-áibhéalach | háibhéalach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “áibhéalach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “áibhéileach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “áibhéalach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.