bithiúnta
Irish
Alternative forms
- bitheamhanta (obsolete)
Etymology
From the root of Middle Irish bithbinech with the suffix -ta.
Pronunciation
Declension
Declension of bithiúnta
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bithiúnta | bhithiúnta | bithiúnta; bhithiúnta² | |
| Vocative | bhithiúnta | bithiúnta | ||
| Genitive | bithiúnta | bithiúnta | bithiúnta | |
| Dative | bithiúnta; bhithiúnta¹ |
bhithiúnta | bithiúnta; bhithiúnta² | |
| Comparative | níos bithiúnta | |||
| Superlative | is bithiúnta | |||
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 |
| bithiúnta | bhithiúnta | mbithiúnta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “biṫeaṁanta” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 69.
- "bithiúnta" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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