beachtaíoch
Irish
Etymology
From beachtaigh (“correct; criticize”, verb) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
beachtaíoch (genitive singular masculine beachtaíoch, genitive singular feminine beachtaíche, plural beachtaíocha, comparative beachtaíche)
Declension
Declension of beachtaíoch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | beachtaíoch | bheachtaíoch | beachtaíocha; bheachtaíocha² | |
| Vocative | bheachtaíoch | beachtaíocha | ||
| Genitive | beachtaíche | beachtaíocha | beachtaíoch | |
| Dative | beachtaíoch; bheachtaíoch¹ |
bheachtaíoch | beachtaíocha; bheachtaíocha² | |
| Comparative | níos beachtaíche | |||
| Superlative | is beachtaíche | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (captious): gearrghreamannach
Derived terms
- beachtaí m (“critical, captious person”)
- beachtaíocht f (“exactitude; criticism, captiousness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| beachtaíoch | bheachtaíoch | mbeachtaíoch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "beachtaíoch" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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