barúlach
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
barúlach (genitive singular masculine barúlaigh, genitive singular feminine barúlaí, plural barúlacha, comparative barúlaí)
- opinionated, of the opinion
- conjectural, dubious, questionable
- likely, promising
- notional
Inflection
Declension of barúlach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | barúlach | bharúlach | barúlacha; bharúlacha² | |
| Vocative | bharúlaigh | barúlacha | ||
| Genitive | barúlaí | barúlacha | barúlach | |
| Dative | barúlach; bharúlach¹ |
bharúlach; bharúlaigh (archaic) |
barúlacha; bharúlacha² | |
| Comparative | níos barúlaí | |||
| Superlative | is barúlaí | |||
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 |
| barúlach | bharúlach | mbarúlach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "barúlach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “baramlach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “baraṁlaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 54.
- Entries containing “barúlach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “barúlach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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