bráithriúil

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr

From Old Irish bráithremail (“brotherly”), equivalent to bráthair (“brother”) +‎ -úil (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

bráithriúil (genitive singular masculine bráithriúil, genitive singular feminine bráithriúla, plural bráithriúla, comparative bráithriúla)

  1. brotherly
    Synonyms: bráthartha, deartháiriúil

Declension

Declension of bráithriúil
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative bráithriúil bhráithriúil bráithriúla;
bhráithriúla2
vocative bhráithriúil bráithriúla
genitive bráithriúla bráithriúla bráithriúil
dative bráithriúil;
bhráithriúil1 		bhráithriúil;
bhráithriúil (archaic) 		bráithriúla;
bhráithriúla2
Comparative níos bráithriúla
Superlative is bráithriúla

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bráithriúil
radical lenition eclipsis
bráithriúil bhráithriúil mbráithriúil

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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