béalbhraiteach
Irish
Etymology
From béal (“mouth”) + braiteach (“sensitive”).
Adjective
béalbhraiteach (genitive singular masculine béalbhraitigh, genitive singular feminine béalbhraití, plural béalbhraiteacha, comparative béalbhraití)
- (of horse) tender-mouthed
Declension
Declension of béalbhraiteach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | béalbhraiteach | bhéalbhraiteach | béalbhraiteacha; bhéalbhraiteacha² | |
Vocative | bhéalbhraitigh | béalbhraiteacha | ||
Genitive | béalbhraití | béalbhraiteacha | béalbhraiteach | |
Dative | béalbhraiteach; bhéalbhraiteach¹ | bhéalbhraiteach; bhéalbhraitigh (archaic) | béalbhraiteacha; bhéalbhraiteacha² | |
Comparative | níos béalbhraití | |||
Superlative | is béalbhraití |
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
- cruabhéalach (“hard-mouthed”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
béalbhraiteach | bhéalbhraiteach | mbéalbhraiteach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "béalbhraiteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.