Balcáin
See also: balcáin
Irish
editEtymology
editOf Turkic origin. Compare Turkish balkan (“wooded mountain range”).
Proper noun
editNa 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
editIrish 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