barrfhionn

Irish

Etymology

From barr- (“-tipped”) +‎ fionn (“fair; white”).

Adjective

barrfhionn (genitive singular masculine barrfhinn, genitive singular feminine barrfhinne, plural barrfhionna, comparative barrfhinne)

  1. fair-haired
  2. white-tipped

Declension

Declension of barrfhionn
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative barrfhionn bharrfhionn barrfhionna;
bharrfhionna2
vocative bharrfhinn barrfhionna
genitive barrfhinne barrfhionna barrfhionn
dative barrfhionn;
bharrfhionn1 		bharrfhionn;
bharrfhinn (archaic) 		barrfhionna;
bharrfhionna2
Comparative níos barrfhinne
Superlative is barrfhinne

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 barrfhionn
radical lenition eclipsis
barrfhionn bharrfhionn mbarrfhionn

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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