From Middle Irish dag-briathrach. By surface analysis, dea- + briathar + -ach.
dea-bhriathrach (genitive singular masculine dea-bhriathraigh, genitive singular feminine dea-bhriathraí, plural dea-bhriathracha, comparative dea-bhriathraí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | dea-bhriathrach | dhea-bhriathrach | dea-bhriathracha; dhea-bhriathracha2 | |
vocative | dhea-bhriathraigh | dea-bhriathracha | ||
genitive | dea-bhriathraí | dea-bhriathracha | dea-bhriathrach | |
dative | dea-bhriathrach; dhea-bhriathrach1 |
dhea-bhriathrach; dhea-bhriathraigh (archaic) |
dea-bhriathracha; dhea-bhriathracha2 | |
Comparative | níos dea-bhriathraí | |||
Superlative | is dea-bhriathraí |
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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dea-bhriathrach | dhea-bhriathrach | ndea-bhriathrach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.