binbeach
Irish
Etymology
From binb (“venom, fury”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
binbeach (genitive singular masculine binbeach, genitive singular feminine binbí, plural binbeacha, comparative binbí)
- (of voice, speech) venomous. sharp
- 'Ní chosnóidh sé sin orm thú!' arsa Margó go binbeach.
- 'That won't protect you from me!' said Margo venomously.
Declension
Declension of binbeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | binbeach | bhinbeach | binbeacha; bhinbeacha² | |
| Vocative | bhinbigh | binbeacha | ||
| Genitive | binbí | binbeacha | binbeach | |
| Dative | binbeach; bhinbeach¹ | bhinbeach; bhinbigh (archaic) | binbeacha; bhinbeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos binbí | |||
| Superlative | is binbí | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| binbeach | bhinbeach | mbinbeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||