bláthach
See also: blàthach
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bláthach (“buttermilk”), from bláth (“flower”).
Noun
bláthach f (genitive singular bláthaí or bláithche)
Declension
Declension of bláthach
Second declension
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
From bláth (“flower”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
bláthach (genitive singular masculine bláthaigh, genitive singular feminine bláthaí, plural bláthacha, comparative bláthaí)
Declension
Declension of bláthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bláthach | bhláthach | bláthacha; bhláthacha² | |
| Vocative | bhláthaigh | bláthacha | ||
| Genitive | bláthaí | bláthacha | bláthach | |
| Dative | bláthach; bhláthach¹ |
bhláthach; bhláthaigh (archaic) |
bláthacha; bhláthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bláthaí | |||
| Superlative | is bláthaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bláthach | bhláthach | mbláthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "bláthach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “bláthach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “bláthach” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 70.
- Entries containing “bláthach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bláthach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
- ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 46.
- ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 10, § 19.
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