bolgach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From bolg (“belly, stomach, abdomen”) + -ach.
Adjective[edit]
bolgach (genitive singular masculine bolgaigh, genitive singular feminine bolgaí, plural bolgacha, comparative bolgaí)
- big-bellied; bulging, swelling
- (anatomy) abdominal
- (clothing) puffy
- (cooking) fluffy (mixture, etc.)
Declension[edit]
Declension of bolgach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bolgach | bholgach | bolgacha; bholgacha² | |
| Vocative | bholgaigh | bolgacha | ||
| Genitive | bolgaí | bolgacha | bolgach | |
| Dative | bolgach; bholgach¹ |
bholgach; bholgaigh (archaic) |
bolgacha; bholgacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bolgaí | |||
| Superlative | is bolgaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
- sciorta bolgach (“puffball skirt”)
Noun[edit]
bolgach f (genitive singular bolgaí)
- (pathology) smallpox
- Synonym: bolgach Dé
Declension[edit]
Declension of bolgach
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- bolgach bó (“cow-pox”)
- bolgach fhrancach (“syphilis”)
- bolgach muice (“swine-pox”)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bolgach | bholgach | mbolgach |
| 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) “bolgach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bolgach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bolgach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.