bláthach
See also: blàthach
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠl̪ˠɑːhəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠlˠɑːx/, /ˈbˠl̪ˠɑːx/[1]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠlˠaːx/, /ˈbˠl̪ˠaːx/[2]
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Irish bláthach (“buttermilk”), from Old Irish bláthach.
Noun edit
bláthach f (genitive singular bláthaí or bláithche)
Declension edit
Declension of bláthach
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2 edit
From bláth (“flower”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
bláthach (genitive singular masculine bláthaigh, genitive singular feminine bláthaí, plural bláthacha, comparative bláthaí)
Declension edit
Declension of bláthach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bláthach | bhláthach | bláthacha; bhláthacha² | |
Vocative | bhláthaigh | bláthacha | ||
Genitive | bláthaí | bláthacha | bláthach | |
Dative | bláthach; bhláthach¹ |
bhláthach; bhláthaigh (archaic) |
bláthacha; bhláthacha² | |
Comparative | níos bláthaí | |||
Superlative | is bláthaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bláthach | bhláthach | mbláthach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 46
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 19, page 10
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bláthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bláthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bláthach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 70
- Entries containing “bláthach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bláthach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From bláth (“blossom”) + -ach.
Noun edit
bláthach f
Inflection edit
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | bláthachL | bláthaigL | bláthchaH |
Vocative | bláthachL | bláthaigL | bláthchaH |
Accusative | bláthaigN | bláthaigL | bláthchaH |
Genitive | bláthchaeH | bláthachL | bláthachN |
Dative | bláthaigL | bláthchaib | bláthchaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
bláthach | bláthach pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbláthach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bláthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language