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Irish
Etymology
Of Turkic origin. Compare Turkish balkan (“wooded mountain range”).
Proper noun
Na Balcáin m pl (genitive na mBalcán)
- the Balkans
- Synonyms: An Leithinis Bhalcánach, Na Stáit Bhalcánacha
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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Balcáin
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Bhalcáin
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mBalcáin
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- “Balkans”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024