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balbh
balbh
Irish
Adjective
balbh (genitive singular masculine bailbh, genitive singular feminine bailbhe, plural balbha, comparative bailbhe)
- dumb
- inarticulate
- (of sound) dull
Declension
Declension of balbh
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | balbh | bhalbh | balbha; bhalbha² |
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| Vocative | bhailbh | balbha | ||
| Genitive | bailbhe | balbha | balbh | |
| Dative | balbh; bhalbh¹ |
bhalbh; bhailbh (archaic) |
balbha; bhalbha² |
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| Comparative | níos bailbhe | |||
| Superlative | is bailbhe | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- balbhán m (“dumb person, mute; stammerer”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| balbh | bhalbh | mbalbh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "balbh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “balb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish balb, from Latin balbus.
Adjective
balbh
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References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “balb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.