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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- "bruíneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “bruíneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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