From bith- (“bio-”) + -gineach (“-genic”).
bithghineach (genitive singular masculine bithghinigh, genitive singular feminine bithghiní, plural bithghineacha, comparative bithghiní)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | bithghineach | bhithghineach | bithghineacha; bhithghineacha2 | |
vocative | bhithghinigh | bithghineacha | ||
genitive | bithghiní | bithghineacha | bithghineach | |
dative | bithghineach; bhithghineach1 |
bhithghineach; bhithghinigh (archaic) |
bithghineacha; bhithghineacha2 | |
Comparative | níos bithghiní | |||
Superlative | is bithghiní |
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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bithghineach | bhithghineach | mbithghineach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.