Bulgáiris

Irish

Etymology

From an Bhulgáir (“Bulgaria”) +‎ -is (“-ish, -ese”, language suffix).

Proper noun

Bulgáiris f (genitive Bulgáirise)

1. the Bulgarian language

Declension

Declension of Bulgáiris

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Bulgáiris Vocative a Bhulgáiris Genitive Bulgáirise Dative Bulgáiris

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Bhulgáiris Genitive na Bulgáirise Dative leis an mBulgáiris don Bhulgáiris

Related terms

• Bulgárach (“Bulgarian”, adjective)
• Bulgárach m (“Bulgarian”)
• Poblacht na Bulgáire f (“Republic of Bulgaria”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Bulgáiris	Bhulgáiris	mBulgáiris
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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