bolraíoch
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the root of boladh.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bolraíoch (genitive singular feminine bolraíche, plural bolraíocha, not comparable)
Declension edit
Declension of bolraíoch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bolraíoch | bholraíoch | bolraíocha; bholraíocha² | |
| Vocative | bholraíoch | bolraíocha | ||
| Genitive | bolraíche | bolraíocha | bolraíoch | |
| Dative | bolraíoch; bholraíoch¹ |
bholraíoch | bolraíocha; bholraíocha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bolraíoch | bholraíoch | mbolraíoch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading edit
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “bolraiḋeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bolraíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81
