Balcánach

Irish

Etymology

From Na Balcáin (“Balkans”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Balcánach (genitive singular masculine Balcánaigh, genitive singular feminine Balcánaí, plural Balcánacha, not comparable)

  1. Balkan

Declension
Declension of Balcánach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Balcánach Bhalcánach Balcánacha;
Bhalcánacha²
Vocative Bhalcánaigh Balcánacha
Genitive Balcánaí Balcánacha Balcánach
Dative Balcánach;
Bhalcánach¹		 Bhalcánach;
Bhalcánaigh (archaic)		 Balcánacha;
Bhalcánacha²
Comparative níos Balcánaí
Superlative is Balcánaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Noun

Balcánach m (genitive singular Balcánaigh, nominative plural Balcánaigh)

  1. a Balkan person

Declension
Declension of Balcánach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Balcánach Balcánaigh
Vocative a Bhalcánaigh a Bhalcánacha
Genitive Balcánaigh Balcánach
Dative Balcánach Balcánaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Balcánach na Balcánaigh
Genitive an Bhalcánaigh na mBalcánach
Dative leis an mBalcánach

don Bhalcánach

 leis na Balcánaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Balcánach Bhalcánach mBalcánach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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