béal-láidir

Irish

Etymology

From béal (“mouth”) +‎ láidir (“strong”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲiːɑ̯l̪ˠˌl̪ˠɑːdʲəɾʲ/^[1]

Adjective

béal-láidir (genitive singular masculine béal-láidir, genitive singular feminine béal-láidre, plural béal-láidre, comparative béal-láidre)

foul-mouthed (tending to use obscene or offensive language)
hard-mouthed (not sensible to the bit; not easily governed)

Declension

Declension of *béal-láidir*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	béal-láidir	bhéal-láidir	béal-láidre; bhéal-láidre²
vocative	bhéal-láidir	bhéal-láidir	béal-láidre
genitive	bhéal-láidir	béal-láidre	béal-láidre	béal-láidir
dative	béal-láidir; bhéal-láidir¹	bhéal-láidir	béal-láidre; bhéal-láidre²
Comparative	níos béal-láidre
Superlative	is béal-láidre

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 *béal-láidir*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
béal-láidir	bhéal-láidir	mbéal-láidir

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

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 243, page 122