bithmhéadrach
Irish
Etymology
From bith- + méadrach.
Adjective
bithmhéadrach (genitive singular masculine bithmhéadraigh, genitive singular feminine bithmhéadraí, plural bithmhéadracha, comparative bithmhéadraí)
- biometric, biometrical
Declension
Declension of bithmhéadrach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bithmhéadrach | bhithmhéadrach | bithmhéadracha; bhithmhéadracha² | |
Vocative | bhithmhéadraigh | bithmhéadracha | ||
Genitive | bithmhéadraí | bithmhéadracha | bithmhéadrach | |
Dative | bithmhéadrach; bhithmhéadrach¹ | bhithmhéadrach; bhithmhéadraigh (archaic) | bithmhéadracha; bhithmhéadracha² | |
Comparative | níos bithmhéadraí | |||
Superlative | is bithmhéadraí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- bithmhéadracht f (“biometrics, biometry”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bithmhéadrach | bhithmhéadrach | mbithmhéadrach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "bithmhéadrach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “bithmhéadrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.