áibhéalach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From áibhéal (“(act of) exaggerating; exaggeration”) + -ach.
Adjective
áibhéalach (genitive singular masculine áibhéalaigh, genitive singular feminine áibhéalaí, plural áibhéalacha, comparative áibhéalaí)
Declension
Declension of áibhéalach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | áibhéalach | áibhéalach | áibhéalacha | |
| Vocative | áibhéalaigh | áibhéalacha | ||
| Genitive | áibhéalaí | áibhéalacha | áibhéalach | |
| Dative | áibhéalach | áibhéalach; áibhéalaigh (archaic) |
áibhéalacha | |
| Comparative | níos áibhéalaí | |||
| Superlative | is áibhéalaí | |||
Derived terms
- scéal áibhéalach (“tall tale, tall story”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| áibhéalach | n-áibhéalach | háibhéalach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- "áibhéalach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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