bailbhe

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bailbe, balbae f (“silence, stillness; inarticulateness, stammering”).

Noun

bailbhe f (genitive singular bailbhe)

  1. dumbness, muteness; stammering
Declension
Declension of bailbhe

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative bailbhe
Vocative a bhailbhe
Genitive bailbhe
Dative bailbhe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an bhailbhe
Genitive na bailbhe
Dative leis an mbailbhe

don bhailbhe

Alternative forms
Synonyms

Adjective

bailbhe

  1. genitive singular feminine of balbh (“dumb, mute; inarticulate; dull; silent”)
  2. comparative degree of balbh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bailbhe bhailbhe mbailbhe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "bailbhe" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “balbae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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