bruíonach
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
bruíonach (genitive singular masculine bruíonaigh, genitive singular feminine bruíonaí, plural bruíonacha, comparative bruíonaí)
- quarrelsome
- Synonyms: bruíonmhar, bruíontúil
Declension
Declension of bruíonach
| 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.
Derived terms
- bruíonachas m (“quarrelsomeness”)
Mutation
| 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. | ||
Further reading
- "bruíonach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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