ballach
Irish
Pronunciation
Adjective
ballach (genitive singular masculine ballaigh, genitive singular feminine ballaí, plural ballacha, comparative ballaí)
Declension
Declension of ballach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ballach | bhallach | ballacha; bhallacha² | |
| Vocative | bhallaigh | ballacha | ||
| Genitive | ballaí | ballacha | ballach | |
| Dative | ballach; bhallach¹ |
bhallach; bhallaigh (archaic) |
ballacha; bhallacha² | |
| Comparative | níos ballaí | |||
| Superlative | is ballaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Declension
Declension of ballach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ballach | bhallach | mballach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "ballach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “ballach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- Entries containing “ballach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ballach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bal‧lach
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| ballach | bhallach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “ballach”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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