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Definition 2024
Baltach
Baltach
Irish
Alternative forms
Adjective
Baltach (genitive singular masculine Baltaigh, genitive singular feminine Baltaí, plural Baltacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Baltach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Baltach | Baltach¹ | Baltacha³ | |
| Vocative | Baltaigh¹ | Baltach¹ | Baltacha | |
| Genitive | Baltaigh¹ | Baltaí (obsolete) Baltaighe |
Baltacha | Baltach |
| Dative | Baltach² | Baltach¹ (archaic) Baltaigh¹ |
Baltacha³ | |
| Comparative | Baltaí (obsolete) Baltaighe |
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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.
Related terms
- An Mhuir Bhailt (“the Baltic Sea”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Baltach | Bhaltach | mBaltach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Baltach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.