bailbhe

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bailbe, balbae f (“silence, stillness; inarticulateness, stammering”).

Noun

bailbhe f (genitive singular bailbhe)

  1. dumbness, muteness; stammering
    Synonyms: bailbheacht, bailbhíocht, balbhántaíocht
Declension
Declension of bailbhe (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative bailbhe
vocative a bhailbhe
genitive bailbhe
dative bailbhe
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an bhailbhe
genitive na bailbhe
dative leis an mbailbhe
don bhailbhe
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

bailbhe

  1. inflection of balbh (“dumb, mute; inarticulate; dull; silent”):
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of bailbhe
radical lenition eclipsis
bailbhe bhailbhe mbailbhe

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

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