breithiúnach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From breithiún- +‎ -ach

Adjective

breithiúnach (genitive singular masculine breithiúnaigh, genitive singular feminine breithiúnaí, plural breithiúnacha, comparative breithiúnaí)

  1. judicial
  2. critical (inclined to find fault), judgmental, judgy
  3. judicious

Declension

Declension of breithiúnach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative breithiúnach bhreithiúnach breithiúnacha;
bhreithiúnacha2
vocative bhreithiúnaigh breithiúnacha
genitive breithiúnaí breithiúnacha breithiúnach
dative breithiúnach;
bhreithiúnach1 		bhreithiúnach;
bhreithiúnaigh (archaic) 		breithiúnacha;
bhreithiúnacha2
Comparative níos breithiúnaí
Superlative is breithiúnaí

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 breithiúnach
radical lenition eclipsis
breithiúnach bhreithiúnach mbreithiúnach

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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