balbh
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish balb, from Latin balbus.[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑl̪ˠəvˠ/[2]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑləvˠ/
- (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈbˠalˠəvˠ/, /ˈbˠal̪ˠəvˠ/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈbˠalˠuː/, /ˈbˠal̪ˠuː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠu/, /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠu/[3] (as if spelled bolbh)
Adjective
editbalbh (genitive singular masculine bailbh, genitive singular feminine bailbhe, plural balbha, comparative bailbhe)
- mute, dumb
- inarticulate
- dull (of sound)
Declension
editDeclension of balbh
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | balbh | bhalbh | balbha; bhalbha² | |
Vocative | bhailbh | balbha | ||
Genitive | bailbhe | balbha | balbh | |
Dative | balbh; bhalbh¹ |
bhalbh; bhailbh (archaic) |
balbha; bhalbha² | |
Comparative | níos bailbhe | |||
Superlative | is bailbhe |
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- balbhán m (“dumb person, mute; stammerer”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
balbh | bhalbh | mbalbh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “balb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 42
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “balbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish balb, from Latin balbus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbalbh
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Edward Dwelly (1911) “balbh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “balb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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