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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish balach, bailech, bailioch (“successful, prosperous; exact”). Compare Scottish Gaelic baileach.
Adjective
baileach (genitive singular masculine bailigh, genitive singular feminine bailí, plural baileacha, comparative bailí)
- (mainly used adverbially) exact
- frugal, thrifty
Declension
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| baileach
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bhaileach
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mbaileach
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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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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 balach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “baileach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “baileach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish balach, bailech, bailioch (“successful, prosperous; exact”). By surface analysis, bail (“thrift”) + -ach (adjectival suffix). Compare Irish baileach.
Adjective
baileach (genitive singular masculine bailich)
- thrifty, economical, frugal, careful
- excessive
- thorough, complete
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| baileach |
bhaileach
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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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References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “baileach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 balach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language