brioscghlórach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From briosc (“quick, lively”) +‎ glór (“voice”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɾʲiʃcˌɣlˠɔːɾˠa(x)/[1] (as if spelled briscghlórach)

Adjective

brioscghlórach (genitive singular masculine brioscghlóraigh, genitive singular feminine brioscghlóraí, plural brioscghlóracha, comparative brioscghlóraí)

  1. chatty, loquacious

Declension

Declension of brioscghlórach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative brioscghlórach bhrioscghlórach brioscghlóracha;
bhrioscghlóracha2
vocative bhrioscghlóraigh brioscghlóracha
genitive brioscghlóraí brioscghlóracha brioscghlórach
dative brioscghlórach;
bhrioscghlórach1 		bhrioscghlórach;
bhrioscghlóraigh (archaic) 		brioscghlóracha;
bhrioscghlóracha2
Comparative níos brioscghlóraí
Superlative is brioscghlóraí

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

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of brioscghlórach
radical lenition eclipsis
brioscghlórach bhrioscghlórach mbrioscghlórach

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 439, page 142

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