From bruachbhailte (“suburbs”) + -ach.
bruachbhailteach (genitive singular masculine bruachbhailtigh, genitive singular feminine bruachbhailtí, plural bruachbhailteacha, comparative bruachbhailtí)
| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | bruachbhailteach | bhruachbhailteach | bruachbhailteacha; bhruachbhailteacha2 | |
| vocative | bhruachbhailtigh | bruachbhailteacha | ||
| genitive | bruachbhailtí | bruachbhailteacha | bruachbhailteach | |
| dative | bruachbhailteach; bhruachbhailteach1 |
bhruachbhailteach; bhruachbhailtigh (archaic) |
bruachbhailteacha; bhruachbhailteacha2 | |
| Comparative | níos bruachbhailtí | |||
| Superlative | is bruachbhailtí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
bruachbhailteach m (genitive singular bruachbhailtigh, nominative plural bruachbhailtigh)
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| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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| bruachbhailteach | bhruachbhailteach | mbruachbhailteach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.