bándearg

Irish

Etymology

From bán (“white”) +‎ dearg (“red”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑ̃ːnʲˌdʲɑɾˠəɡ/[1]

Adjective

bándearg (genitive singular masculine bándeirg, genitive singular feminine bándeirge, plural bándearga, comparative bándeirge)

  1. pink
    Synonym: pinc

Declension

Declension of bándearg
Positive singular plural
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.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bándearg
radical lenition eclipsis
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.

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 235, page 119

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