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bláthach
bláthach
See also: blàthach
Irish
Adjective
bláthach (genitive singular masculine bláthaigh, genitive singular feminine bláthaí, plural bláthacha, comparative bláthaí)
Declension
Declension of bláthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bláthach | bláthach¹ | bláthacha³ | |
| Vocative | bláthaigh¹ | bláthach¹ | bláthacha | |
| Genitive | bláthaigh¹ | bláthaí (obsolete) bláthaighe |
bláthacha | bláthach |
| Dative | bláthach² | bláthach¹ (archaic) bláthaigh¹ |
bláthacha³ | |
| Comparative | bláthaí (obsolete) bláthaighe |
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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.
Etymology 2
From Old Irish bláthach (“buttermilk”), from bláth.
Noun
bláthach f (genitive singular bláthaí, nominative plural bláthacha)
Declension
Declension of bláthach
Second 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 |
| bláthach | bhláthach | mbláthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bláthach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “bláthach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.