bileogach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bileog (“leaf”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲəˈlʲoːɡəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪlʲoːɡəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪlʲaɡa(h)/
Adjective
[edit]bileogach (genitive singular masculine bileogaigh, genitive singular feminine bileogaí, plural bileogacha, comparative bileogaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of bileogach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bileogach | bhileogach | bileogacha; bhileogacha² | |
| Vocative | bhileogaigh | bileogacha | ||
| Genitive | bileogaí | bileogacha | bileogach | |
| Dative | bileogach; bhileogach¹ |
bhileogach; bhileogaigh (archaic) |
bileogacha; bhileogacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bileogaí | |||
| Superlative | is bileogaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bileogach | bhileogach | mbileogach |
| 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) “bileogach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bileogach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm