béalchráifeach
Irish
Adjective
béalchráifeach (genitive singular masculine béalchráifigh, genitive singular feminine béalchráifí, plural béalchráifeacha, comparative béalchráifí)
- sanctimonious
- Synonym: bréagchráifeach
Declension
Declension of béalchráifeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | béalchráifeach | bhéalchráifeach | béalchráifeacha; bhéalchráifeacha² | |
| Vocative | bhéalchráifigh | béalchráifeacha | ||
| Genitive | béalchráifí | béalchráifeacha | béalchráifeach | |
| Dative | béalchráifeach; bhéalchráifeach¹ |
bhéalchráifeach; bhéalchráifigh (archaic) |
béalchráifeacha; bhéalchráifeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos béalchráifí | |||
| Superlative | is béalchráifí | |||
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 |
| béalchráifeach | bhéalchráifeach | mbéalchráifeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “béalchráifeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “béalchráifeach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “béalchráifeach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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