bláthach
See also: blàthach
Irish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Old Irish bláthach (“buttermilk”), from bláth (“flower”).
Noun
bláthach f (genitive singular bláthaí or bláithche)
Declension
Declension of bláthach
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
From bláth (“flower”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
bláthach (genitive singular masculine bláthaigh, genitive singular feminine bláthaí, plural bláthacha, comparative bláthaí)
Declension
Declension of bláthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bláthach | bhláthach | bláthacha; bhláthacha² | |
| Vocative | bhláthaigh | bláthacha | ||
| Genitive | bláthaí | bláthacha | bláthach | |
| Dative | bláthach; bhláthach¹ |
bhláthach; bhláthaigh (archaic) |
bláthacha; bhláthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bláthaí | |||
| Superlative | is bláthaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bláthach | bhláthach | mbláthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bláthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bláthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bláthach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 70
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bláthach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bláthach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 46
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 19, page 10
