Baltach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From An (Mhuir) Bhailt (“The Baltic (Sea)”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Baltach (genitive singular masculine Baltaigh, genitive singular feminine Baltaí, plural Baltacha, not comparable)

  1. Baltic (a sea in Northern Europe)

Declension

Declension of Baltach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Baltach Bhaltach Baltacha;
Bhaltacha2
vocative Bhaltaigh Baltacha
genitive Baltaí Baltacha Baltach
dative Baltach;
Bhaltach1 		Bhaltach;
Bhaltaigh (archaic) 		Baltacha;
Bhaltacha2
Comparative níos Baltaí
Superlative is Baltaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of Baltach
radical lenition eclipsis
Baltach Bhaltach mBaltach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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