briotach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Britt (Briton) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

briotach (genitive singular masculine briotaigh, genitive singular feminine briotaí, plural briotacha, comparative briotaí)

  1. lisping

Declension

Declension of briotach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative briotach bhriotach briotacha;
bhriotacha2
vocative bhriotaigh briotacha
genitive briotaí briotacha briotach
dative briotach;
bhriotach1
bhriotach;
bhriotaigh (archaic)
briotacha;
bhriotacha2
Comparative níos briotaí
Superlative is briotaí

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 briotach
radical lenition eclipsis
briotach bhriotach mbriotach

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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