From béal (“mouth”) + sceite + -ach (adjectival suffix).
béalsceiteach (genitive singular masculine béalsceitigh, genitive singular feminine béalsceití, plural béalsceiteacha, comparative béalsceití)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | béalsceiteach | bhéalsceiteach | béalsceiteacha; bhéalsceiteacha2 | |
vocative | bhéalsceitigh | béalsceiteacha | ||
genitive | béalsceití | béalsceiteacha | béalsceiteach | |
dative | béalsceiteach; bhéalsceiteach1 |
bhéalsceiteach; bhéalsceitigh (archaic) |
béalsceiteacha; bhéalsceiteacha2 | |
Comparative | níos béalsceití | |||
Superlative | is béalsceití |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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béalsceiteach | bhéalsceiteach | mbéalsceiteach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.