boireannach

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɛɾʲən̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɛɾʲən̪ˠa(h)/

Adjective

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

1. rocky; karsty

Declension

Declension of boireannach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	boireannach	bhoireannach	boireannacha; bhoireannacha²
Vocative	bhoireannaigh		boireannacha
Genitive		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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “boireannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From boireann +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔɾʲən̪ˠəx/

Adjective

boireannach (genitive singular masculine boireannaich, comparative boireannaich)

1. female

Noun

boireannach m (genitive singular boireannaich, plural boireannaich)

1. woman
2. 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

Mutation

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “boireannach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN