Boilséiveach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík) + -ach (adjectival suffix), with the Irish suffix replacing the Russian one.
Adjective edit
Boilséiveach (genitive singular masculine Boilséivigh, genitive singular feminine Boilséiví, plural Boilséiveacha, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of Boilséiveach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Boilséiveach | Bhoilséiveach | Boilséiveacha; Bhoilséiveacha² | |
Vocative | Bhoilséivigh | Boilséiveacha | ||
Genitive | Boilséiví | Boilséiveacha | Boilséiveach | |
Dative | Boilséiveach; Bhoilséiveach¹ |
Bhoilséiveach; Bhoilséivigh (archaic) |
Boilséiveacha; Bhoilséiveacha² | |
Comparative | níos Boilséiví | |||
Superlative | is Boilséiví |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- Boilséiveachas m (“Bolshevism”)
Noun edit
Boilséiveach m (genitive singular Boilséivigh, nominative plural Boilséivigh)
Declension edit
Declension of Boilséiveach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Boilséiveach | Bhoilséiveach | mBoilséiveach |
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) “Boilséiveach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Boilséiveach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Boilséiveach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.