balach
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish bachlach (“clown, churl”). Cognate with Rathlin Irish bachlach.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balach m (genitive singular balaich, plural balaich)
- boy, lad
- (card games) jack
Declension[edit]
Declension of balach (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | balach | balaich |
Genitive | balaich | bhalach |
Dative | balach | balaich; balachaibh* |
Definite | ||
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | (am) balach | (na) balaich |
Genitive | (a') bhalaich | (nam) balach |
Dative | (a') bhalach | (na) balaich; balachaibh* |
Vocative | (a) bhalaich | (a) bhalacha |
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
Synonyms[edit]
- (boy): gille
Hyponyms[edit]
- (boy): See hyponyms under gille.
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
balach | bhalach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Colin Mark (2003), “balach”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 57