balsamach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish balsamach (“fragrant”, adjective), from balsam(m) (“balsam; unguent, balm”); synchronically, balsam (“balsam, balm”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠalˠsˠəmˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠalˠsˠəmˠa(h)/
Adjective
balsamach (genitive singular masculine balsamaigh, genitive singular feminine balsamaí, plural balsamacha)
- balmy
- balsamic
Declension
Declension of balsamach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | balsamach | bhalsamach | balsamacha; bhalsamacha² | |
Vocative | bhalsamaigh | balsamacha | ||
Genitive | balsamaí | balsamacha | balsamach | |
Dative | balsamach; bhalsamach¹ | bhalsamach; bhalsamaigh (archaic) | balsamacha; bhalsamacha² | |
Comparative | níos balsamaí | |||
Superlative | is balsamaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
balsamach | bhalsamach | mbalsamach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “balsamach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “balsamach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “balsamach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “balsamach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.