uaibhreach

Irish

Alternative forms

• uabhrach^[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish úaibrech.^[2] By surface analysis, uabhar +‎ -ach

Adjective

uaibhreach (genitive singular masculine uaibhrigh, genitive singular feminine uaibhrí, plural uaibhreacha, comparative uaibhrí)

1. proud, arrogant
2. haughty
3. rank (strong in growth), luxuriant
4. eerie (weird)
5. rampant (unrestrained)
6. (high-)spirited (of a horse)

Declension

Declension of uaibhreach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	uaibhreach	uaibhreach	uaibhreacha; uaibhreacha2
vocative	uaibhrigh		uaibhreacha
genitive		uaibhrí	uaibhreacha	uaibhreach
dative	uaibhreach; uaibhreach1	uaibhreach; uaibhrigh (archaic)	uaibhreacha; uaibhreacha2
Comparative	níos uaibhrí
Superlative	is uaibhrí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of uaibhreach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uaibhreach	n-uaibhreach	huaibhreach	not applicable

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

References

1. “uaibhreach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
2. Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaibrech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “uaiḃreaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 768
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “uaibhreach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish úaibrech.^[1] By surface analysis, uabhar +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuəivɾʲəx/

Adjective

uaibhreach (comparative uaibhriche)

1. aloof, arrogant, proud, vainglorious
2. fussy, haughty, assuming
3. picky
4. high-spirited, majestic

Declension

Declension of uaibhreach (type I adjective)

	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	uaibhreach	uaibhreach	uaibhreach
genitive	uaibhrich	uaibhriche, uaibhrich	uaibhreach
dative	uaibhreach	uaibhrich	uaibhreach
vocative	uaibhrich	uaibhreach	uaibhreach

Mutation

Mutation of uaibhreach

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
uaibhreach	n-uaibhreach	h-uaibhreach	t-uaibhreach

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

References

1. Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úaibrech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language