Bulgárach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom An Bhulgáir (“Bulgaria”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editBulgárach (genitive singular masculine Bulgáraigh, genitive singular feminine Bulgáraí, plural Bulgáracha, not comparable)
Declension
editDeclension of Bulgárach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Bulgárach | Bhulgárach | Bulgáracha; Bhulgáracha² | |
Vocative | Bhulgáraigh | Bulgáracha | ||
Genitive | Bulgáraí | Bulgáracha | Bulgárach | |
Dative | Bulgárach; Bhulgárach¹ |
Bhulgárach; Bhulgáraigh (archaic) |
Bulgáracha; Bhulgáracha² | |
Comparative | níos Bulgáraí | |||
Superlative | is Bulgáraí |
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- Bulgáiris (“the Bulgarian language”)
- Poblacht na Bulgáire (“the Republic of Bulgaria”)
Noun
editBulgárach m (genitive singular Bulgáraigh, nominative plural Bulgáraigh)
- Bulgarian person
Declension
editDeclension of Bulgárach
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 |
Bulgárach | Bhulgárach | mBulgárach |
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) “Bulgárach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Bulgárach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Bulgárach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024