bailbhe

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bailbe, balbae f (“silence, stillness; inarticulateness, stammering”).

Noun

bailbhe f (genitive singular bailbhe)

  1. dumbness, muteness; stammering
Declension
Declension of bailbhe

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative bailbhe
Vocative a bhailbhe
Genitive bailbhe
Dative bailbhe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an bhailbhe
Genitive na bailbhe
Dative leis an mbailbhe

don bhailbhe

Alternative forms
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Adjective

bailbhe

  1. genitive singular feminine of balbh (“dumb, mute; inarticulate; dull; silent”)
  2. comparative degree of balbh

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

Further reading
  • "bailbhe" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “balbae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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