balsamach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish balsamach (“fragrant”, adjective), from balsam(m) (“balsam; unguent, balm”); synchronically, balsam (“balsam, balm”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
Adjective
balsamach (genitive singular masculine balsamaigh, genitive singular feminine balsamaí, plural balsamacha)
Declension
Declension of balsamach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | balsamach | bhalsamach | balsamacha; bhalsamacha² | |
| Vocative | bhalsamaigh | balsamacha | ||
| Genitive | balsamaí | balsamacha | balsamach | |
| Dative | balsamach; bhalsamach¹ |
bhalsamach; bhalsamaigh (archaic) |
balsamacha; bhalsamacha² | |
| Comparative | níos balsamaí | |||
| Superlative | is balsamaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² 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. | ||
Further reading
- "balsamach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “balsamach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “balsamach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “balsamach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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