boiriceach
Irish
Etymology
From boiric (“protuberance, swelling”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
boiriceach (genitive singular masculine boiricigh, genitive singular feminine boiricí, plural boiriceacha)
- protruding
Declension
Declension of boiriceach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | boiriceach | bhoiriceach | boiriceacha; bhoiriceacha² | |
Vocative | bhoiricigh | boiriceacha | ||
Genitive | boiricí | boiriceacha | boiriceach | |
Dative | boiriceach; bhoiriceach¹ | bhoiriceach; bhoiricigh (archaic) | boiriceacha; bhoiriceacha² | |
Comparative | níos boiricí | |||
Superlative | is boiricí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- stairriceach
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
boiriceach | bhoiriceach | mboiriceach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "boiriceach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.