bruíneach
Irish
Adjective
bruíneach (genitive singular masculine bruínigh, genitive singular feminine bruíní, plural bruíneacha, comparative bruíní)
- Alternative form of bruíonach (“quarrelsome”)
Declension
Declension of bruíneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bruíneach | bhruíneach | bruíneacha; bhruíneacha² | |
Vocative | bhruínigh | bruíneacha | ||
Genitive | bruíní | bruíneacha | bruíneach | |
Dative | bruíneach; bhruíneach¹ | bhruíneach; bhruínigh (archaic) | bruíneacha; bhruíneacha² | |
Comparative | níos bruíní | |||
Superlative | is bruíní |
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 |
bruíneach | bhruíneach | mbruíneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bruíneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bruíneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.