barrfhionn

Irish

Etymology

From barr- (“-tipped”) +‎ fionn (“fair; white”).

Adjective

barrfhionn (genitive singular masculine barrfhinn, genitive singular feminine barrfhinne, plural barrfhionna, comparative barrfhinne)

  1. fair-haired
  2. white-tipped
Declension
Declension of barrfhionn
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative barrfhionn bharrfhionn barrfhionna;
bharrfhionna²
Vocative bharrfhinn barrfhionna
Genitive barrfhinne barrfhionna barrfhionn
Dative barrfhionn;
bharrfhionn¹		 bharrfhionn;
bharrfhinn (archaic)		 barrfhionna;
bharrfhionna²
Comparative níos barrfhinne
Superlative is barrfhinne

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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
barrfhionn bharrfhionn mbarrfhionn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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