brionglóideach
Irish
Etymology
From brionglóid (“dream”) + -ach.
Adjective
brionglóideach (genitive singular masculine brionglóidigh, genitive singular feminine brionglóidí, plural brionglóideacha, comparative brionglóidí)
- dreamy
- hallucinatory (relating to or resembling hallucination)
- abstracted
Declension
Declension of brionglóideach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | brionglóideach | bhrionglóideach | brionglóideacha; bhrionglóideacha² | |
| Vocative | bhrionglóidigh | brionglóideacha | ||
| Genitive | brionglóidí | brionglóideacha | brionglóideach | |
| Dative | brionglóideach; bhrionglóideach¹ |
bhrionglóideach; bhrionglóidigh (archaic) |
brionglóideacha; bhrionglóideacha² | |
| Comparative | níos brionglóidí | |||
| Superlative | is brionglóidí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Declension
Declension of brionglóideach
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Related terms
- brionglóidíocht (“dreaming”, noun)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| brionglóideach | bhrionglóideach | mbrionglóideach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brionglóideach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “brionglóideach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “brionglóideach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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