bolgán

See also: bolgan and bòlgan

Irish

Etymology

From bolg (“belly, stomach, abdomen; bag”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

bolgán m (genitive singular bolgáin, nominative plural bolgáin)

1. diminutive of bolg
2. bubble

   Synonym: boilgeog

3. (electricity) light bulb
4. swim bladder (of fish)

Declension

Declension of bolgán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bolgán bolgáin Vocative a bholgáin a bholgána Genitive bolgáin bolgán Dative bolgán bolgáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bolgán na bolgáin Genitive an bholgáin na mbolgán Dative leis an mbolgán don bholgán leis na bolgáin

Derived terms

• bolgán béice (“puff-ball; windbag”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bolgán	bholgán	mbolgán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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