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Definition 2024
balsamach
balsamach
Irish
Adjective
balsamach (genitive singular masculine balsamaigh, plural balsamacha)
Declension
Declension of balsamach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | balsamach | balsamach¹ | balsamacha³ | |
| Vocative | balsamaigh¹ | balsamach¹ | balsamacha | |
| Genitive | balsamaigh¹ | balsamaí (obsolete) balsamaighe |
balsamacha | balsamach |
| Dative | balsamach² | balsamach¹ (archaic) balsamaigh¹ |
balsamacha³ | |
| Comparative | balsamaí (obsolete) balsamaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| balsamach | bhalsamach | mbalsamach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "balsamach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “balsamach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.