barúlach

Irish

Alternative forms

• baramhlach (superseded)

Etymology

From barúil +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠaˈɾˠuːl̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaɾˠuːlˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaɾˠulˠa(h)/

Adjective

barúlach (genitive singular masculine barúlaigh, genitive singular feminine barúlaí, plural barúlacha, comparative barúlaí)

1. opinionated, of the opinion
2. conjectural, dubious, questionable
3. likely, promising
4. 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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “barúlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “baramlach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “baraṁlaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 54
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “barúlach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “barúlach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024