barrfhionn
Irish
Etymology
From barr- (“-tipped”) + fionn (“fair; white”).
Adjective
barrfhionn (genitive singular masculine barrfhinn, genitive singular feminine barrfhinne, plural barrfhionna, comparative barrfhinne)
- fair-haired
- white-tipped
Declension
Declension of barrfhionn
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | barrfhionn | bharrfhionn | barrfhionna; bharrfhionna² | |
Vocative | bharrfhinn | barrfhionna | ||
Genitive | barrfhinne | barrfhionna | barrfhionn | |
Dative | barrfhionn; bharrfhionn¹ | bharrfhionn; bharrfhinn (archaic) | barrfhionna; bharrfhionna² | |
Comparative | níos barrfhinne | |||
Superlative | is barrfhinne |
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 |
barrfhionn | bharrfhionn | mbarrfhionn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "barrfhionn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.