Bolavach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom An Bholaiv (“Bolivia”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
editBolavach (genitive singular masculine Bolavaigh, genitive singular feminine Bolavaí, plural Bolavacha, not comparable)
Declension
editsingular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | Bolavach | Bholavach | Bolavacha; Bholavacha2 | |
vocative | Bholavaigh | Bolavacha | ||
genitive | Bolavaí | Bolavacha | Bolavach | |
dative | Bolavach; Bholavach1 |
Bholavach; Bholavaigh (archaic) |
Bolavacha; Bholavacha2 | |
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.
Related terms
edit- An Bholaiv f (“Bolivia”)
- Poblacht na Bolaive f (“the Republic of Bolivia”)
Noun
editBolavach m (genitive singular Bolavaigh, nominative plural Bolavaigh)
Declension
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Mutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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Bolavach | Bholavach | mBolavach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bolavach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “Bolavach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024