Béarlach

Irish

Etymology

From Béarla +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

Béarlach (genitive singular masculine Béarlaigh, genitive singular feminine Béarlaí, plural Béarlacha, not comparable)

  1. (rare, obsolete) English-language, English-speaking

Usage notes

Not found in dictionaries of the modern language, and apparently rare even in the early modern period. Usually Béarla is used attributively in the genitive when an adjective meaning “pertaining to the English language” is needed.

Declension

Declension of Béarlach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Béarlach Bhéarlach Béarlacha;
Bhéarlacha2
vocative Bhéarlaigh Béarlacha
genitive Béarlaí Béarlacha Béarlach
dative Béarlach;
Bhéarlach1 		Bhéarlach;
Bhéarlaigh (archaic) 		Béarlacha;
Bhéarlacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of Béarlach
radical lenition eclipsis
Béarlach Bhéarlach mBéarlach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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