bolcánach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bolcán (“volcano”) + -ach (compare Manx volcaanagh, Scottish Gaelic bholcànach).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɔl̪ˠˈkɑːn̪ˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠkɑːnˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠkanˠa(x)/
Adjective
[edit]bolcánach (genitive singular masculine bolcánaigh, genitive singular feminine bolcánaí, plural bolcánacha)
Declension
[edit]Declension of bolcánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bolcánach | bholcánach | bolcánacha; bholcánacha² | |
| Vocative | bholcánaigh | bolcánacha | ||
| Genitive | bolcánaí | bolcánacha | bolcánach | |
| Dative | bolcánach; bholcánach¹ |
bholcánach; bholcánaigh (archaic) |
bolcánacha; bholcánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bolcánaí | |||
| Superlative | is bolcánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bolcánach | bholcánach | mbolcánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bolcánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bolcánach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bolcánach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024