Irish
Etymology
Literally, “griffin-like vulture”.
Noun
badhbh ghríofa f (genitive singular baidhbhe gríofa, nominative plural badhbha gríofa)
- griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus
Declension
Declension of badhbh ghríofa (second declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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badhbh ghríofa
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badhbha gríofa
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| vocative
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a bhadhbh ghríofa
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a bhadhbha gríofa
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| genitive
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baidhbhe gríofa
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badhbh gríofa
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| dative
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badhbh ghríofa
baidhbh ghríofa (archaic, dialectal)
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badhbha gríofa
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an bhadhbh ghríofa
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na badhbha gríofa
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| genitive
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na baidhbhe gríofa
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na mbadhbh gríofa
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| dative
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leis an mbadhbh ghríofa
leis an mbaidhbh ghríofa (archaic, dialectal)
don bhadhbh ghríofa
don bhaidhbh ghríofa (archaic, dialectal)
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leis na badhbha gríofa
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Mutation
Mutated forms of badhbh ghríofa
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| badhbh ghríofa
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bhadhbh ghríofa
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mbadhbh ghríofa
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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