baictriach
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
baictriach (genitive singular masculine baictriach, genitive singular feminine baictriaiche, plural baictriacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of baictriach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | baictriach | bhaictriach | baictriacha; bhaictriacha² | |
| Vocative | bhaictriach | baictriacha | ||
| Genitive | baictriaiche | baictriacha | baictriach | |
| Dative | baictriach; bhaictriach¹ |
bhaictriach | baictriacha; bhaictriacha² | |
| Comparative | níos baictriaiche | |||
| Superlative | is baictriaiche | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- camall Baictriach (“Bactrian camel”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| baictriach | bhaictriach | mbaictriach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baictriach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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