From barr- (“-tipped”) + fliuch (“wet”).
barrfhliuch (genitive singular masculine barrfhliuch, genitive singular feminine barrfhliche, plural barrfhliucha, comparative barrfhliche)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | barrfhliuch | bharrfhliuch | barrfhliucha; bharrfhliucha² | |
Vocative | bharrfhliuch | barrfhliucha | ||
Genitive | barrfhliche | barrfhliucha | barrfhliuch | |
Dative | barrfhliuch; bharrfhliuch¹ |
bharrfhliuch | barrfhliucha; bharrfhliucha² | |
Comparative | níos barrfhliche | |||
Superlative | is barrfhliche |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
barrfhliuch | bharrfhliuch | mbarrfhliuch |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |