béalbhach
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish bélbach, from Old Irish bél (“mouth”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]béalbhach f (genitive singular béalbhaí, nominative plural béalbhacha)
- bit (metal in horse's mouth)
Declension
[edit]Declension of béalbhach
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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References
[edit]- ^ “béalbhach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bélbach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 222, page 113
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 197, page 75
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “béalḃaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 60
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “béalbhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN