bitheach

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Irish

Etymology

From bith- (“bio-”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bitheach (genitive singular masculine bithigh, genitive singular feminine bithí, plural bitheacha, comparative bithí)

  1. biotic
    Antonym: aibitheach

Declension

Declension of bitheach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative bitheach bhitheach bitheacha;
bhitheacha2
vocative bhithigh bitheacha
genitive bithí bitheacha bitheach
dative bitheach;
bhitheach1 		bhitheach;
bhithigh (archaic) 		bitheacha;
bhitheacha2
Comparative níos bithí
Superlative is bithí

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 bitheach
radical lenition eclipsis
bitheach bhitheach mbitheach

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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