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beachtaíoch

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Irish

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Etymology

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From beachtaigh (correct; criticize, verb) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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beachtaíoch (genitive singular masculine beachtaíoch, genitive singular feminine beachtaíche, plural beachtaíocha, comparative beachtaíche)

  1. critical, captious
    Synonym: gearrghreamannach

Declension

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Declension of beachtaíoch
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative beachtaíoch bheachtaíoch beachtaíocha;
bheachtaíocha2
vocative bheachtaíoch beachtaíocha
genitive beachtaíche beachtaíocha beachtaíoch
dative beachtaíoch;
bheachtaíoch1
bheachtaíoch beachtaíocha;
bheachtaíocha2
Comparative níos beachtaíche
Superlative is beachtaíche

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

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of beachtaíoch
radical lenition eclipsis
beachtaíoch bheachtaíoch mbeachtaíoch

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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