boiriceach

Irish

Etymology

From boiric (“protuberance, swelling”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

boiriceach (genitive singular masculine boiricigh, genitive singular feminine boiricí, plural boiriceacha)

  1. protruding

Declension

Declension of boiriceach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative boiriceach bhoiriceach boiriceacha;
bhoiriceacha2
vocative bhoiricigh boiriceacha
genitive boiricí boiriceacha boiriceach
dative boiriceach;
bhoiriceach1 		bhoiriceach;
bhoiricigh (archaic) 		boiriceacha;
bhoiriceacha2
Comparative níos boiricí
Superlative is boiricí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

  • stairriceach

Mutation

Mutated forms of boiriceach
radical lenition eclipsis
boiriceach bhoiriceach mboiriceach

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

References

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