bídeach
Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *bid (“small”), possibly loaned to French as bider (“to trot”), bidet (“pony, small horse”), referring to a small horse.[1]
Adjective
bídeach (genitive singular masculine bídigh, genitive singular feminine bídí, plural bídeacha, comparative bídí)
- tiny, wee, microscopic, diminutive, minute, puny, pygmy
Declension
Declension of bídeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bídeach | bhídeach | bídeacha; bhídeacha² | |
| Vocative | bhídigh | bídeacha | ||
| Genitive | bídí | bídeacha | bídeach | |
| Dative | bídeach; bhídeach¹ |
bhídeach; bhídigh (archaic) |
bídeacha; bhídeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bídí | |||
| Superlative | is bídí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- bídeog f (“tiny thing”)
Declension
Declension of bídeach
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bídeach | bhídeach | mbídeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bídeach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “bídeach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bídeach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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