bídeach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to bídeog but with the suffix -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bídeach (genitive singular masculine bídigh, genitive singular feminine bídí, plural bídeacha, comparative bídí)

  1. tiny
    beag bídeach ― tiny little

Declension

Declension of bídeach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative bídeach bhídeach bídeacha;
bhídeacha2
vocative bhídigh bídeacha
genitive bídí bídeacha bídeach
dative bídeach;
bhídeach1 		bhídeach;
bhídigh (archaic) 		bídeacha;
bhídeacha2
Comparative níos bídí
Superlative is bídí

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

Noun

bídeach f (genitive singular bídí, nominative plural bídeacha)

  1. tiny girl, woman

Declension

Declension of bídeach (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bídeach bídeacha
vocative a bhídeach a bhídeacha
genitive bídí bídeach
dative bídeach bídeacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bhídeach na bídeacha
genitive na bídí na mbídeach
dative leis an mbídeach
don bhídeach 		leis na bídeacha

Mutation

Mutated forms of bídeach
radical lenition eclipsis
bídeach bhídeach mbídeach

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

References

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , § 519 (h), page 276
  2. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 445, page 123
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 200, page 76

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