Bolavach

Irish

Etymology

From An Bholaiv (“Bolivia”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Bolavach (genitive singular masculine Bolavaigh, genitive singular feminine Bolavaí, plural Bolavacha, not comparable)

1. Bolivian

Declension

Declension of Bolavach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
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

• An Bholaiv f (“Bolivia”)
• Poblacht na Bolaive f (“the Republic of Bolivia”)

 

Noun

Bolavach m (genitive singular Bolavaigh, nominative plural Bolavaigh)

1. Bolivian

Declension

Declension of Bolavach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Bolavach Bolavaigh Vocative a Bholavaigh a Bholavacha Genitive Bolavaigh Bolavach Dative Bolavach Bolavaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Bolavach na Bolavaigh Genitive an Bholavaigh na mBolavach Dative leis an mBolavach don Bholavach leis na Bolavaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Bolavach	Bholavach	mBolavach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bolavach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Bolavach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024