bileogach

Irish

Etymology

From bileog (“leaf”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bʲəˈlʲoːɡəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪlʲoːɡəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɪlʲaɡa(h)/

Adjective

bileogach (genitive singular masculine bileogaigh, genitive singular feminine bileogaí, plural bileogacha, comparative bileogaí)

  1. leafy; laminated

Declension

Declension of bileogach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative bileogach bhileogach bileogacha;
bhileogacha2
vocative bhileogaigh bileogacha
genitive bileogaí bileogacha bileogach
dative bileogach;
bhileogach1 		bhileogach;
bhileogaigh (archaic) 		bileogacha;
bhileogacha2
Comparative níos bileogaí
Superlative is bileogaí

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 bileogach
radical lenition eclipsis
bileogach bhileogach mbileogach

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

Further reading

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