bruachbhailteach
Irish
Etymology
From bruachbhailte (“suburbs”) + -ach.
Adjective
bruachbhailteach (genitive singular masculine bruachbhailtigh, genitive singular feminine bruachbhailtí, comparative bruachbhailtí)
- suburban
Declension
Declension of bruachbhailteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bruachbhailteach | bhruachbhailteach | bruachbhailteacha; bhruachbhailteacha² | |
| Vocative | bhruachbhailtigh | bruachbhailteacha | ||
| Genitive | bruachbhailtí | bruachbhailteacha | bruachbhailteach | |
| Dative | bruachbhailteach; bhruachbhailteach¹ | bhruachbhailteach; bhruachbhailtigh (archaic) | bruachbhailteacha; bhruachbhailteacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bruachbhailtí | |||
| Superlative | is bruachbhailtí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- fo-bhailteach
- fo-uirbeach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bruachbhailteach | bhruachbhailteach | mbruachbhailteach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bruachbhailteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.