From bán (“white”) + dearg (“red”).
bándearg (genitive singular masculine bándeirg, genitive singular feminine bándeirge, plural bándearga, comparative bándeirge)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | bándearg | bhándearg | bándearga; bhándearga2 | |
vocative | bhándeirg | bándearga | ||
genitive | bándearge | bándearga | bándearg | |
dative | bándearg; bhándearg1 |
bhándearg; bhándeirg (archaic) |
bándearga; bhándearga2 | |
Comparative | níos bándearge | |||
Superlative | is bándearge |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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bándearg | bhándearg | mbándearg |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.