breithiúnach
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From breithiún- + -ach
Adjective[edit]
breithiúnach (genitive singular masculine breithiúnaigh, genitive singular feminine breithiúnaí, plural breithiúnacha, comparative breithiúnaí)
- judicial
- critical (inclined to find fault), judgmental, judgy
- judicious
Declension[edit]
Declension of breithiúnach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | breithiúnach | bhreithiúnach | breithiúnacha; bhreithiúnacha² | |
| Vocative | bhreithiúnaigh | breithiúnacha | ||
| Genitive | breithiúnaí | breithiúnacha | breithiúnach | |
| Dative | breithiúnach; bhreithiúnach¹ |
bhreithiúnach; bhreithiúnaigh (archaic) |
breithiúnacha; bhreithiúnacha² | |
| Comparative | níos breithiúnaí | |||
| Superlative | is breithiúnaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| breithiúnach | bhreithiúnach | mbreithiúnach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading[edit]
- “breithiúnach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “breithemnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “breiṫeaṁnaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 86
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “breithiúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN