Balcáin
See also: balcáin
Irish edit
Etymology edit
Of Turkic origin. Compare Turkish balkan (“wooded mountain range”).
Proper noun edit
Na Balcáin m pl (genitive na mBalcán)
- the Balkans
- Synonyms: An Leithinis Bhalcánach, Na Stáit Bhalcánacha
Derived terms edit
- Balcánach (“Balkan”, adjective)
- Balcánach m (“a Balkan person”)
- Leithinis na mBalcán f (“the Balkan Peninsula”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Balcáin | Bhalcáin | mBalcáin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- “Balkans”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024