Baltach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From An (Mhuir) Bhailt (“The Baltic (Sea)”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
Baltach (genitive singular masculine Baltaigh, genitive singular feminine Baltaí, plural Baltacha, not comparable)
- Baltic (a sea in Northern Europe)
Declension edit
Declension of Baltach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Baltach | Bhaltach | Baltacha; Bhaltacha² | |
| Vocative | Bhaltaigh | Baltacha | ||
| Genitive | Baltaí | Baltacha | Baltach | |
| Dative | Baltach; Bhaltach¹ |
Bhaltach; Bhaltaigh (archaic) |
Baltacha; Bhaltacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Baltaí | |||
| Superlative | is Baltaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms edit
- An Mhuir Bhailt (“the Baltic Sea”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Baltach | Bhaltach | mBaltach |
| 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) “Baltach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Baltach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.