From Middle Irish bláthach (“buttermilk”), from Old Irish bláthach.
bláthach f (genitive singular bláthaí or bláithche)
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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From bláth (“flower”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
bláthach (genitive singular masculine bláthaigh, genitive singular feminine bláthaí, plural bláthacha, comparative bláthaí)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | bláthach | bhláthach | bláthacha; bhláthacha² | |
| Vocative | bhláthaigh | bláthacha | ||
| Genitive | bláthaí | bláthacha | bláthach | |
| Dative | bláthach; bhláthach¹ |
bhláthach; bhláthaigh (archaic) |
bláthacha; bhláthacha² | |
| Comparative | níos bláthaí | |||
| Superlative | is bláthaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bláthach | bhláthach | mbláthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
From bláth (“blossom”) + -ach.
bláthach f
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | bláthachL | bláthaigL | bláthchaH |
| Vocative | bláthachL | bláthaigL | bláthchaH |
| Accusative | bláthaigN | bláthaigL | bláthchaH |
| Genitive | bláthchaeH | bláthachL | bláthachN |
| Dative | bláthaigL | bláthchaib | bláthchaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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| Old Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bláthach | bláthach pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
mbláthach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||