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Definition 2025
ballánach
ballánach
Irish
Adjective
ballánach (genitive singular masculine ballánaigh, genitive singular feminine ballánaí, plural ballánacha)
Declension
Declension of ballánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ballánach | ballánach¹ | ballánacha³ | |
| Vocative | ballánaigh¹ | ballánach¹ | ballánacha | |
| Genitive | ballánaigh¹ | ballánaí (obsolete) ballánaighe |
ballánacha | ballánach |
| Dative | ballánach² | ballánach¹ (archaic) ballánaigh¹ |
ballánacha³ | |
| Comparative | ballánaí (obsolete) ballánaighe |
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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
- leith bhallánach (“lemon sole”)
- scíte bhallánach (“spotted ray”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| ballánach | bhallánach | mballánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "ballánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.