bolgam
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish bolgum (“sip; mouthful, draught”) (compare Irish balgam).
Noun
bolgam m (genitive singular bolgaim, nominative plural bolgaim or bolgamacha or bolgamanna)
Declension
Declension of bolgam
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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- Alternative plurals: bolgamacha, bolgamanna
Derived terms
- bolgam beag (“sip; cup of tea between meals”)
- bolgam cainte (“strong statement”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bolgam | bholgam | mbolgam |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bolgam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bolgum”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bolgam”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “bolgam”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024