baileach
Irish
Etymology
Compare Scottish Gaelic baileach.
Adjective
baileach (genitive singular masculine bailigh, genitive singular feminine bailí, plural baileacha, comparative bailí)
Declension
Declension of baileach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | baileach | bhaileach | baileacha; bhaileacha² | |
| Vocative | bhailigh | baileacha | ||
| Genitive | bailí | baileacha | baileach | |
| Dative | baileach; bhaileach¹ |
bhaileach; bhailigh (archaic) |
baileacha; bhaileacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bailí | |||
| Superlative | is bailí | |||
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
- baileachas m (“frugality, thriftiness”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| baileach | bhaileach | mbaileach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Derived terms
- mì-bhaileach (“extravagant, profuse, unthrifty”, adjective)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| baileach | bhaileach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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