breallach

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

breallach (genitive singular masculine breallaigh, genitive singular feminine breallaí, plural breallacha, comparative breallaí)

  1. protuberant
  2. foolish

Declension

Declension of breallach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative breallach bhreallach breallacha;
bhreallacha2
vocative bhreallaigh breallacha
genitive breallaí breallacha breallach
dative breallach;
bhreallach1 		bhreallach;
bhreallaigh (archaic) 		breallacha;
bhreallacha2
Comparative níos breallaí
Superlative is breallaí

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

Noun

breallach m (genitive singular breallaigh, nominative plural breallaigh)

  1. clam
    Synonym: breallacán
  2. (in the plural) rags

Declension

Declension of breallach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative breallach breallaigh
vocative a bhreallaigh a bhreallacha
genitive breallaigh breallach
dative breallach breallaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an breallach na breallaigh
genitive an bhreallaigh na mbreallach
dative leis an mbreallach
don bhreallach 		leis na breallaigh

Derived terms

  • seabhdar breallach (“clam chowder”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of breallach
radical lenition eclipsis
breallach bhreallach mbreallach

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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