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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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.