balbh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish balb, from Latin balbus.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

balbh (genitive singular masculine bailbh, genitive singular feminine bailbhe, plural balbha, comparative bailbhe)

  1. mute, dumb
  2. inarticulate
  3. dull (of sound)

Declension

Declension of balbh
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative balbh bhalbh balbha;
bhalbha2
vocative bhailbh balbha
genitive bailbhe balbha balbh
dative balbh;
bhalbh1 		bhalbh;
bhailbh (archaic) 		balbha;
bhalbha2
Comparative níos bailbhe
Superlative is bailbhe

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

  • balbhán m (“dumb person, mute; stammerer”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of balbh
radical lenition eclipsis
balbh bhalbh mbalbh

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “balb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 78, page 42
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 25, page 13

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish balb, from Latin balbus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

balbh

  1. mute, dumb (unable to speak)
  2. silent, still

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “balbh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “balb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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