bláthach
See also: blàthach
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠl̪ˠɑːhəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠlˠɑːx/, /ˈbˠl̪ˠɑːx/[1]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠlˠaːx/, /ˈbˠl̪ˠaːx/[2]
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish bláthach (“buttermilk”), from Old Irish bláthach.
Noun
bláthach f (genitive singular bláthaí or bláithche)
- buttermilk
Declension
Declension of bláthach
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative genitive singular: bláithche (archaic, Ulster)
Etymology 2
From bláth (“flower”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
bláthach (genitive singular masculine bláthaigh, genitive singular feminine bláthaí, plural bláthacha, comparative bláthaí)
- flowery, floral
Declension
Declension of bláthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bláthach | bhláthach | bláthacha; bhláthacha² | |
| Vocative | bhláthaigh | bláthacha | ||
| Genitive | bláthaí | bláthacha | bláthach | |
| Dative | bláthach; bhláthach¹ | bhláthach; bhláthaigh (archaic) | bláthacha; bhláthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bláthaí | |||
| Superlative | is bláthaí | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 46.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 19, page 10
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bláthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bláthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “bláthach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 70
- Entries containing “bláthach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bláthach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Etymology
From bláth (“blossom”) + -ach.
Noun
bláthach f
- buttermilk
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | bláthachL | bláthaigL | bláthchaH |
| Vocative | bláthachL | bláthaigL | bláthchaH |
| Accusative | bláthaigN | bláthaigL | bláthchaH |
| Genitive | bláthchaeH | bláthachL | bláthachN |
| Dative | bláthaigL | bláthchaib | bláthchaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Middle Irish: bláthach
- Irish: bláthach
- Scottish Gaelic: blàthach
- → Faroese: blak
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bláthach | bláthach pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbláthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bláthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language