bándearg
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From bán (“white”) + dearg (“red”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bándearg (genitive singular masculine bándeirg, genitive singular feminine bándeirge, plural bándearga, comparative bándeirge)
Declension edit
Declension of bándearg
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bándearg | bhándearg | bándearga; bhándearga² | |
| Vocative | bhándeirg | bándearga | ||
| Genitive | bándearge | bándearga | bándearg | |
| Dative | bándearg; bhándearg¹ |
bhándearg; bhándeirg (archaic) |
bándearga; bhándearga² | |
| Comparative | níos bándearge | |||
| Superlative | is bándearge | |||
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
- bándeirge f (“pinkness”)
- scoth-bhándearg (“pinkish”, adjective)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bándearg | bhándearg | mbándearg |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bándearg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “bándearg” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bándearg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.