bailc
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish bailc, balc (“strength; fullness”), from Proto-Celtic *balko-, from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“strength”), see also Sanskrit बल (bala, “power, strength”), Ancient Greek βελτίων (beltíōn, “better”).[1]
Noun
[edit]bailc f (genitive singular bailce, nominative plural bailceanna)
Declension
[edit]Declension of bailc
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bailc | bhailc | mbailc |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “bailceach”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “balc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 94
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bailc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN