bolcánach
Irish
Etymology
From bolcán (“volcano”) + -ach (compare Manx volcaanagh, Scottish Gaelic bholcànach).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɔl̪ˠˈkɑːn̪ˠəx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠkɑːnˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠkanˠa(x)/
Adjective
bolcánach (genitive singular masculine bolcánaigh, genitive singular feminine bolcánaí, plural bolcánacha)
- volcanic
- fiery
Declension
Declension of bolcánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bolcánach | bholcánach | bolcánacha; bholcánacha² | |
| Vocative | bholcánaigh | bolcánacha | ||
| Genitive | bolcánaí | bolcánacha | bolcánach | |
| Dative | bolcánach; bholcánach¹ | bholcánach; bholcánaigh (archaic) | bolcánacha; bholcánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bolcánaí | |||
| Superlative | is bolcánaí | |||
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
- bolcánacht
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bolcánach | bholcánach | mbolcánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bolcánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “bolcánach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “bolcánach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.