bíobhanta
Irish
Alternative forms
- bíodhbhaidheanta (obsolete)
Etymology
From bíobha + -anta
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲiːwiən̪ˠt̪ˠə/[1] (corresponding to the form bíodhbhaidheanta; unattested modernized spelling *bíobhaíonta)
Adjective
bíobhanta
- roguish
- hostile
Declension
Declension of bíobhanta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bíobhanta | bhíobhanta | bíobhanta; bhíobhanta² | |
| Vocative | bhíobhanta | bíobhanta | ||
| Genitive | bíobhanta | bíobhanta | bíobhanta | |
| Dative | bíobhanta; bhíobhanta¹ | bhíobhanta | bíobhanta; bhíobhanta² | |
| Comparative | níos bíobhanta | |||
| Superlative | is bíobhanta | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bíobhanta | bhíobhanta | mbíobhanta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “bíoḋḃaiḋeanta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bíobhanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 62