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Bolavach
Bolavach
Irish
Adjective
Bolavach (genitive singular masculine Bolavaigh, genitive singular feminine Bolavaí, plural Bolavacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Bolavach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) | 
| Nominative | Bolavach | Bolavach¹ | Bolavacha³ | |
| Vocative | Bolavaigh¹ | Bolavach¹ | Bolavacha | |
| Genitive | Bolavaigh¹ | Bolavaí (obsolete) Bolavaighe | Bolavacha | Bolavach | 
| Dative | Bolavach² | Bolavach¹ (archaic) Bolavaigh¹ | Bolavacha³ | |
| Comparative | Bolavaí (obsolete) Bolavaighe | |||
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.
Related terms
- An Bholaiv f (“Bolivia”)
- Poblacht na Bolaive f (“the Republic of Bolivia”)
Noun
Bolavach m (genitive singular Bolavaigh, nominative plural Bolavaigh)
Declension
Declension of Bolavach
First declension
| Bare forms: 
 | Forms with the definite article: 
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis | 
| Bolavach | Bholavach | mBolavach | 
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Bolavach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.