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bóireach
bóireach
Irish
Adjective
bóireach (genitive singular masculine bóirigh, genitive singular feminine bóirí, plural bóireacha, comparative bóirí)
Declension
Declension of bóireach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bóireach | bóireach¹ | bóireacha³ | |
| Vocative | bóirigh¹ | bóireach¹ | bóireacha | |
| Genitive | bóirigh¹ | bóirí (obsolete) bóirighe |
bóireacha | bóireach |
| Dative | bóireach² | bóireach¹ (archaic) bóirigh¹ |
bóireacha³ | |
| Comparative | bóirí (obsolete) bóirighe |
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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.
Synonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bóireach | bhóireach | mbóireach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bóireach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.