béalbhraiteach

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Irish

Etymology

From béal (mouth) +‎ braiteach (sensitive).

Adjective

béalbhraiteach (genitive singular masculine béalbhraitigh, genitive singular feminine béalbhraití, plural béalbhraiteacha, comparative béalbhraití)

  1. tender-mouthed (of horse)

Declension

Declension of béalbhraiteach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative béalbhraiteach bhéalbhraiteach béalbhraiteacha;
bhéalbhraiteacha2
vocative bhéalbhraitigh béalbhraiteacha
genitive béalbhraití béalbhraiteacha béalbhraiteach
dative béalbhraiteach;
bhéalbhraiteach1
bhéalbhraiteach;
bhéalbhraitigh (archaic)
béalbhraiteacha;
bhéalbhraiteacha2
Comparative níos béalbhraití
Superlative is béalbhraití

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of béalbhraiteach
radical lenition eclipsis
béalbhraiteach bhéalbhraiteach mbéalbhraiteach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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