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bleacht
bleacht
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish blicht, from Old Irish mlicht, from Proto-Celtic *mlixtu (compare Welsh blith), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ml̥ǵtu-, from *h₂ml̥ǵ-, *h₂melǵ- (compare English milk, Latin mulgeō (“to milk”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʲlʲaxt̪ˠ/
Noun
bleacht m (genitive singular bleachta)
Declension
Declension of bleacht
Third declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- bleán
- bleánach
- crúthach
- lacht
- táirgeacht
- tál
Adjective
bleacht (genitive singular feminine bleachta, plural bleachta)
Declension
Declension of bleacht
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bleacht | bleacht¹ | bleachta³ | |
| Vocative | bleacht¹ | bleachta | ||
| Genitive | bleacht¹ | bleachta | bleachta | bleacht |
| Dative | bleacht² | bleacht¹ | bleachta³ | |
| Comparative | bleachta | |||
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 |
| bleacht | bhleacht | mbleacht |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bleacht" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 blicht” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.