bithiúnach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish bithbinech (“habitually criminal, vicious; (habitual) criminal, thief, robber”), from bith (“lasting, permanent, perpetual”) (compare modern bith- (“ever-, constant”)) + binech (“criminal”).
Noun
bithiúnach m (genitive singular bithiúnaigh, nominative plural bithiúnaigh)
- cheat, crook, malefactor, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, rough, ruffian, scoundrel, thug, varlet, villain
Declension
Declension of bithiúnach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bithiúnach | bhithiúnach | mbithiúnach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "bithiúnach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “bithbinech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.