balsamach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish balsamach (“fragrant”, adjective), from balsam(m) (“balsam; unguent, balm”). By surface analysis, balsam (“balsam, balm”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
balsamach (genitive singular masculine balsamaigh, genitive singular feminine balsamaí, plural balsamacha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of balsamach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | balsamach | bhalsamach | balsamacha; bhalsamacha² | |
| Vocative | bhalsamaigh | balsamacha | ||
| Genitive | balsamaí | balsamacha | balsamach | |
| Dative | balsamach; bhalsamach¹ |
bhalsamach; bhalsamaigh (archaic) |
balsamacha; bhalsamacha² | |
| Comparative | níos balsamaí | |||
| Superlative | is balsamaí | |||
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 |
| balsamach | bhalsamach | mbalsamach |
| 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) “balsamach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “balsamach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “balsamach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “balsamach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.