biadhamhail
Irish
Etymology
biadh + -amhail
Adjective
biadhamhail (genitive singular feminine biadhamhla, plural biadhamhla, comparative biadhamhla)
- (obsolete) nourishing, nutritive
Declension
Declension of biadhamhail
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | biadhamhail | bhiadhamhail | biadhamhla; bhiadhamhla² | |
| Vocative | bhiadhamhail | biadhamhlaamhla | ||
| Genitive | biadhamhla | biadhamhla | biadhamhail | |
| Dative | biadhamhail; bhiadhamhail¹ | bhiadhamhail | biadhamhla; bhiadhamhla² | |
| Comparative | níos biadhamhla | |||
| Superlative | is biadhamhla | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- biadhamhlacht (“nutritiveness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| biadhamhail | bhiadhamhail | mbiadhamhail |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “bíadamail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.