From bruíon (“quarrel”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
bruíonach (genitive singular masculine bruíonaigh, genitive singular feminine bruíonaí, plural bruíonacha, comparative bruíonaí)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bruíonach | bhruíonach | bruíonacha; bhruíonacha² | |
| Vocative | bhruíonaigh | bruíonacha | ||
| Genitive | bruíonaí | bruíonacha | bruíonach | |
| Dative | bruíonach; bhruíonach¹ |
bhruíonach; bhruíonaigh (archaic) |
bruíonacha; bhruíonacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bruíonaí | |||
| Superlative | is bruíonaí | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bruíonach | bhruíonach | mbruíonach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||