balsamach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish balsamach (“fragrant”, adjective), from balsam(m) (“balsam; unguent, balm”). By surface analysis, balsam (“balsam, balm”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠalˠsˠəmˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠalˠsˠəmˠa(h)/

Adjective

balsamach (genitive singular masculine balsamaigh, genitive singular feminine balsamaí, plural balsamacha)

  1. balmy
  2. balsamic

Declension

Declension of balsamach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative balsamach bhalsamach balsamacha;
bhalsamacha2
vocative bhalsamaigh balsamacha
genitive balsamaí balsamacha balsamach
dative balsamach;
bhalsamach1 		bhalsamach;
bhalsamaigh (archaic) 		balsamacha;
bhalsamacha2
Comparative níos balsamaí
Superlative is balsamaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of balsamach
radical lenition eclipsis
balsamach bhalsamach mbalsamach

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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