balb
Old Irish
Etymology
From Latin balbus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /balv/
Adjective
balb
- dumb, silent
- (of speech) stammering, inarticulate, murmurous
- (of water, weather) still, calm
Declension
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | balb | balb | balb |
| Vocative | bailb* balb** | ||
| Accusative | balb | bailb | |
| Genitive | bailb | bailbe | bailb |
| Dative | balb | bailb | balb |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | bailb | balba | |
| Vocative | balbu balba† | ||
| Accusative | balbu balba† | ||
| Genitive | balb | ||
| Dative | balbaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
Descendants
- Irish: balbh
- Manx: balloo
- Scottish Gaelic: balbh
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| balb | balb pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbalb |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “balb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.