bileogach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom bileog (“leaf”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲəˈlʲoːɡəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪlʲoːɡəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪlʲaɡa(h)/
Adjective
editbileogach (genitive singular masculine bileogaigh, genitive singular feminine bileogaí, plural bileogacha, comparative bileogaí)
Declension
editDeclension of bileogach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bileogach | bhileogach | bileogacha; bhileogacha² | |
Vocative | bhileogaigh | bileogacha | ||
Genitive | bileogaí | bileogacha | bileogach | |
Dative | bileogach; bhileogach¹ |
bhileogach; bhileogaigh (archaic) |
bileogacha; bhileogacha² | |
Comparative | níos bileogaí | |||
Superlative | is bileogaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bileogach | bhileogach | mbileogach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bileogach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bileogach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm