barúlach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From barúil +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠaˈɾˠuːl̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠaɾˠuːlˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠaɾˠulˠa(x)/

Adjective

barúlach (genitive singular masculine barúlaigh, genitive singular feminine barúlaí, plural barúlacha, comparative barúlaí)

  1. opinionated, of the opinion
  2. conjectural, dubious, questionable
  3. likely, promising
  4. notional

Inflection

Declension of barúlach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative barúlach bharúlach barúlacha;
bharúlacha2
vocative bharúlaigh barúlacha
genitive barúlaí barúlacha barúlach
dative barúlach;
bharúlach1 		bharúlach;
bharúlaigh (archaic) 		barúlacha;
bharúlacha2
Comparative níos barúlaí
Superlative is barúlaí

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 barúlach
radical lenition eclipsis
barúlach bharúlach mbarúlach

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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