From béarla (“language, speech”) + -amhail.
béarlamhail (genitive singular feminine béarlamhla, plural béarlamhla, comparative béarlamhla)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | béarlamhail | bhéarlamhail | béarlamhla; bhéarlamhla2 | |
vocative | bhéarlamhail | béarlamhlaamhla | ||
genitive | béarlamhla | béarlamhla | béarlamhail | |
dative | béarlamhail; bhéarlamhail1 |
bhéarlamhail | béarlamhla; bhéarlamhla2 | |
Comparative | níos béarlamhla | |||
Superlative | is béarlamhla |
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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béarlamhail | bhéarlamhail | mbéarlamhail |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.