bándeirge

Irish

Etymology 1

From bán (“white”) +‎ deirge (“redness”); analogous to bándearg (literally “white-red”).

Noun

bándeirge f (genitive singular bándeirge)

1. pinkness
2. blush (pinkish tinge)

   Synonym: deirge

Declension

Declension of bándeirge

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bándeirge Vocative a bhándeirge Genitive bándeirge Dative bándeirge

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an bhándeirge Genitive na bándeirge Dative leis an mbándeirge don bhándeirge

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

bándeirge

1. inflection of bándearg (“pink”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bándeirge	bhándeirge	mbándeirge
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bándeirge”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bándeirge”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bándeirge”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN