boireannach

Irish

Etymology

boireann (“rock; rocky country; karst”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix)

Adjective

boireannach (genitive singular masculine boireannaigh, genitive singular feminine boireannaí, plural boireannacha, comparative boireannaí)

rocky; karsty

Declension

Declension of boireannach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	boireannach	bhoireannach	boireannacha; bhoireannacha²
Vocative	bhoireannaigh	bhoireannach	boireannacha
Genitive	bhoireannaigh	boireannaí	boireannacha	boireannach
Dative	boireannach; bhoireannach¹	bhoireannach; bhoireannaigh (archaic)	boireannacha; bhoireannacha²
Comparative	níos boireannaí
Superlative	is boireannaí

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
boireannach	bhoireannach	mboireannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"boireannach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From boireann +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbo.rə.nəx/

Noun

boireannach m (genitive singular boireannaich, plural boireannaich)

woman
female

Usage notes

Although boireannach is of the masculine gender, because of its semantics the feminine pronoun i is used as its substitute.

Related terms

boireannta

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