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Balcánach
Balcánach
Irish
Adjective
Balcánach (genitive singular masculine Balcánaigh, genitive singular feminine Balcánaí, plural Balcánacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Balcánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Balcánach | Balcánach¹ | Balcánacha³ | |
| Vocative | Balcánaigh¹ | Balcánach¹ | Balcánacha | |
| Genitive | Balcánaigh¹ | Balcánaí (obsolete) Balcánaighe |
Balcánacha | Balcánach |
| Dative | Balcánach² | Balcánach¹ (archaic) Balcánaigh¹ |
Balcánacha³ | |
| Comparative | Balcánaí (obsolete) Balcánaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- An Leathinis Bhalcánach f (“The Balkan Peninsula”)
- Na Stáit Bhalcánacha m pl (“The Balkan States”)
Related terms
- Na Balcáin m pl (“The Balkans”)
Noun
Balcánach m (genitive singular Balcánaigh, nominative plural Balcánaigh)
- a Balkan person
Declension
Declension of Balcánach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Balcánach | Bhalcánach | mBalcánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Balcánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.