alabhreac

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare breac (“speckled, dappled”).

Adjective

alabhreac (genitive singular masculine alabhric, genitive singular feminine alabhrice, plural alabhreaca, comparative alabhrice)

  1. piebald; pied

Declension
Declension of alabhreac
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative alabhreac alabhreac alabhreaca
Vocative alabhric alabhreaca
Genitive alabhreace alabhreaca alabhreac
Dative alabhreac alabhreac;
alabhric (archaic)		 alabhreaca
Comparative níos alabhreace
Superlative is alabhreace

Derived terms
  • capall alabhreac m (“pinto”)
  • cuilire alabhreac m, cuilsealgaire alabhreac m (“pied flycatcher”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
alabhreac n-alabhreac halabhreac not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alabhreac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “alabhreac” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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