bithiúnta
Irish
Alternative forms
- bitheamhanta (obsolete)
Etymology
From the root of Middle Irish bithbinech with the suffix -ta.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲɪˈhuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪhuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪhun̪ˠt̪ˠə/
Adjective
bithiúnta
- rascally, roguish, scoundrelly, nefarious, villainous
Declension
Declension of bithiúnta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bithiúnta | bhithiúnta | bithiúnta; bhithiúnta² | |
Vocative | bhithiúnta | bithiúnta | ||
Genitive | bithiúnta | bithiúnta | bithiúnta | |
Dative | bithiúnta; bhithiúnta¹ | bhithiúnta | bithiúnta; bhithiúnta² | |
Comparative | níos bithiúnta | |||
Superlative | is bithiúnta |
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 |
bithiúnta | bhithiúnta | mbithiúnta |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “biṫeaṁanta” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 69.
- "bithiúnta" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.