Beilgeach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom An Bheilg (“Belgium”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editBeilgeach (genitive singular masculine Beilgigh, genitive singular feminine Beilgí, plural Beilgeacha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of Beilgeach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Beilgeach | Bheilgeach | Beilgeacha; Bheilgeacha² | |
Vocative | Bheilgigh | Beilgeacha | ||
Genitive | Beilgí | Beilgeacha | Beilgeach | |
Dative | Beilgeach; Bheilgeach¹ |
Bheilgeach; Bheilgigh (archaic) |
Beilgeacha; Bheilgeacha² | |
Comparative | níos Beilgí | |||
Superlative | is Beilgí |
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- Ríocht na Beilge (“Kingdom of Belgium”)
Noun
editBeilgeach m (genitive singular Beilgigh, nominative plural Beilgigh)
Declension
editDeclension of Beilgeach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Beilgeach | Bheilgeach | mBeilgeach |
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) “Beilgeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Beilgeach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Beilgeach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024