ballánach
Irish
Etymology
From ballán (“small spot, speckle”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
ballánach (genitive singular masculine ballánaigh, genitive singular feminine ballánaí, plural ballánacha)
- tiny-speckled
Declension
Declension of ballánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ballánach | bhallánach | ballánacha; bhallánacha² | |
| Vocative | bhallánaigh | ballánacha | ||
| Genitive | ballánaí | ballánacha | ballánach | |
| Dative | ballánach; bhallánach¹ | bhallánach; bhallánaigh (archaic) | ballánacha; bhallánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos ballánaí | |||
| Superlative | is ballánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² 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. | ||
Further reading
- "ballánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.