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béalbhraiteach
béalbhraiteach
Irish
Adjective
béalbhraiteach (genitive singular masculine béalbhraitigh, genitive singular feminine béalbhraití, plural béalbhraiteacha, comparative béalbhraití)
- (of horse) tender-mouthed
Declension
Declension of béalbhraiteach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | béalbhraiteach | béalbhraiteach¹ | béalbhraiteacha³ | |
| Vocative | béalbhraitigh¹ | béalbhraiteach¹ | béalbhraiteacha | |
| Genitive | béalbhraitigh¹ | béalbhraití (obsolete) béalbhraitighe |
béalbhraiteacha | béalbhraiteach |
| Dative | béalbhraiteach² | béalbhraiteach¹ (archaic) béalbhraitigh¹ |
béalbhraiteacha³ | |
| Comparative | béalbhraití (obsolete) béalbhraitighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- cruabhéalach (“hard-mouthed”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| béalbhraiteach | bhéalbhraiteach | mbéalbhraiteach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "béalbhraiteach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.