ceirbreach
Irish
Etymology
From ceirbream + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɛɾʲəbʲɾʲəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɛɾʲəbʲɾʲa(x)/
Adjective
ceirbreach (genitive singular masculine ceirbrigh, genitive singular feminine ceirbrí, plural ceirbreacha, not comparable)
- cerebral (relating to the cerebrum)
Declension
Declension of ceirbreach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ceirbreach | cheirbreach | ceirbreacha; cheirbreacha² | |
Vocative | cheirbrigh | ceirbreacha | ||
Genitive | ceirbrí | ceirbreacha | ceirbreach | |
Dative | ceirbreach; cheirbreach¹ | cheirbreach; cheirbrigh (archaic) | ceirbreacha; cheirbreacha² | |
Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
Superlative | (not comparable) |
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 |
ceirbreach | cheirbreach | gceirbreach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceirbreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ceirbreach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ceirbreach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.