balc

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠalˠk/, /bˠɔlˠk/[1]

Noun

balc f (genitive singular bailce, nominative plural balcanna)

  1. Ulster form of bailc (downpour)

Declension

Declension of balc (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative balc balcanna
vocative a bhalc a bhalcanna
genitive bailce balcanna
dative balc
bailc (archaic, dialectal)
balcanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bhalc na balcanna
genitive na bailce na mbalcanna
dative leis an mbalc
leis an mbailc (archaic, dialectal)
don bhalc
don bhailc (archaic, dialectal)
leis na balcanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of balc
radical lenition eclipsis
balc bhalc mbalc

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 14

Old French

Noun

balc oblique singularm (oblique plural bals, nominative singular bals, nominative plural balc)

  1. alternative form of bauc