Baltach
Irish
Alternative forms
- Bailteach
Etymology
From An (Mhuir) Bhailt (“The Baltic (Sea)”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Baltach (genitive singular masculine Baltaigh, genitive singular feminine Baltaí, plural Baltacha, not comparable)
- (geography) Baltic
Declension
Declension of Baltach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Baltach | Bhaltach | Baltacha; Bhaltacha² | |
Vocative | Bhaltaigh | Baltacha | ||
Genitive | Baltaí | Baltacha | Baltach | |
Dative | Baltach; Bhaltach¹ | Bhaltach; Bhaltaigh (archaic) | Baltacha; Bhaltacha² | |
Comparative | níos Baltaí | |||
Superlative | is Baltaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- An Mhuir Bhailt (“the Baltic Sea”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Baltach | Bhaltach | mBaltach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "Baltach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “Baltach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.