béalchráifeach

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Irish

Etymology

From béal (“mouth”) +‎ cráifeach (“religious; pious, devout”).

Adjective

béalchráifeach (genitive singular masculine béalchráifigh, genitive singular feminine béalchráifí, plural béalchráifeacha, comparative béalchráifí)

  1. sanctimonious
    Synonym: bréagchráifeach

Declension

Declension of béalchráifeach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative béalchráifeach bhéalchráifeach béalchráifeacha;
bhéalchráifeacha2
vocative bhéalchráifigh béalchráifeacha
genitive béalchráifí béalchráifeacha béalchráifeach
dative béalchráifeach;
bhéalchráifeach1 		bhéalchráifeach;
bhéalchráifigh (archaic) 		béalchráifeacha;
bhéalchráifeacha2
Comparative níos béalchráifí
Superlative is béalchráifí

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 béalchráifeach
radical lenition eclipsis
béalchráifeach bhéalchráifeach mbéalchráifeach

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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