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ballach
ballach
Irish
Adjective
ballach (genitive singular masculine ballaigh, genitive singular feminine ballaí, plural ballacha, comparative ballaí)
Declension
Declension of ballach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ballach | ballach¹ | ballacha³ | |
| Vocative | ballaigh¹ | ballach¹ | ballacha | |
| Genitive | ballaigh¹ | ballaí (obsolete) ballaighe |
ballacha | ballach |
| Dative | ballach² | ballach¹ (archaic) ballaigh¹ |
ballacha³ | |
| Comparative | ballaí (obsolete) ballaighe |
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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.
Noun
ballach m (genitive singular ballaigh, nominative plural ballaigh)
Declension
Declension of ballach
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 |
| ballach | bhallach | mballach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bal‧lach
Adjective
ballach