drochbhéasach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • drochbhéasúil
  • droch-bhéasach, droch-bheusach, droichbhéasach, droich-bhéasach, droichbheusach (obsolete)

Etymology

From drochbhéas (from droch- +‎ béas) + -ach. Compare Scottish Gaelic droch-bheusach.

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /d̪ˠɾɔxˈvʲeːsˠəx/

Adjective

drochbhéasach (genitive singular masculine drochbhéasaigh, genitive singular feminine drochbhéasaí, plural drochbhéasacha, comparative drochbhéasaí)

  1. rude, impolite, unmannerly, ill-mannered
    Synonyms: míchúirtéiseach, mímhúinte, borb, míbhéasach, drochmhúinte

Declension

Declension of drochbhéasach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative drochbhéasach dhrochbhéasach drochbhéasacha;
dhrochbhéasacha2
vocative dhrochbhéasaigh drochbhéasacha
genitive drochbhéasaí drochbhéasacha drochbhéasach
dative drochbhéasach;
dhrochbhéasach1
dhrochbhéasach;
dhrochbhéasaigh (archaic)
drochbhéasacha;
dhrochbhéasacha2
Comparative níos drochbhéasaí
Superlative is drochbhéasaí

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 drochbhéasach
radical lenition eclipsis
drochbhéasach dhrochbhéasach ndrochbhéasach

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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