bídeach
Irish
Adjective
bídeach (genitive singular masculine bídigh, genitive singular feminine bídí, plural bídeacha, comparative bídí)
- tiny, wee, microscopic, diminutive, minute, puny, pygmy
Declension
Declension of bídeach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bídeach | bhídeach | bídeacha; bhídeacha² | |
| Vocative | bhídigh | bídeacha | ||
| Genitive | bídí | bídeacha | bídeach | |
| Dative | bídeach; bhídeach¹ |
bhídeach; bhídigh (archaic) |
bídeacha; bhídeacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bídí | |||
| Superlative | is bídí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- bídeog f (“tiny thing”)
Noun
bídeach f (genitive singular bídí, nominative plural bídeacha)
Declension
Declension of bídeach
Second declension
|
Bare forms
|
Forms with the definite article
|
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bídeach | bhídeach | mbídeach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bídeach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
This article is issued from
Wiktionary.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.