valbaí

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English wallaby.

Noun

valbaí m (genitive singular valbaí, nominative plural valbaithe)

wallaby

Declension

Declension of valbaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	valbaí	valbaithe
Vocative	a valbaí	a valbaithe
Genitive	valbaí	valbaithe
Dative	valbaí	valbaithe

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an valbaí	na valbaithe
Genitive	an valbaí	na valbaithe
Dative	leis an valbaí don valbaí	leis na valbaithe

Derived terms

valbaí carraige m (“rock wallaby”)
valbaí giorria m (“hare-wallaby”)
valbaí giorria bandach m (“banded hare-wallaby”)
valbaí sporearrach m (“nail-tail wallaby”)

References

"valbaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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