bíobhanta

Irish

Alternative forms

  • bíodhbhaidheanta (obsolete)

Etymology

From bíobha +‎ -anta

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲiːwiən̪ˠt̪ˠə/[1] (corresponding to the form bíodhbhaidheanta; unattested modernized spelling *bíobhaíonta)

Adjective

bíobhanta

  1. roguish
  2. hostile

Declension

Declension of bíobhanta
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative bíobhanta bhíobhanta bíobhanta;
bhíobhanta2
vocative bhíobhanta bíobhanta
genitive bíobhanta bíobhanta bíobhanta
dative bíobhanta;
bhíobhanta1 		bhíobhanta bíobhanta;
bhíobhanta2
Comparative níos bíobhanta
Superlative is bíobhanta

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 bíobhanta
radical lenition eclipsis
bíobhanta bhíobhanta mbíobhanta

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 165, page 62

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “bíoḋḃaiḋeanta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 97; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bíobhanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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