bithiúnta

Irish

Alternative forms

  • bitheamhanta (obsolete)

Etymology

From the root of Middle Irish bithbinech with the suffix -ta.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲɪˈhuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪhuːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪhun̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

bithiúnta

  1. rascally, roguish, scoundrelly, nefarious, villainous

Declension

Declension of bithiúnta
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative bithiúnta bhithiúnta bithiúnta;
bhithiúnta2
vocative bhithiúnta bithiúnta
genitive bithiúnta bithiúnta bithiúnta
dative bithiúnta;
bhithiúnta1 		bhithiúnta bithiúnta;
bhithiúnta2
Comparative níos bithiúnta
Superlative is bithiúnta

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 bithiúnta
radical lenition eclipsis
bithiúnta bhithiúnta mbithiúnta

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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