bolcánach

Irish

Etymology

From bolcán (“volcano”) +‎ -ach (compare Manx volcaanagh, Scottish Gaelic bholcànach).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠɔl̪ˠˈkɑːn̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠkɑːnˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠkanˠa(x)/

Adjective

bolcánach (genitive singular masculine bolcánaigh, genitive singular feminine bolcánaí, plural bolcánacha)

  1. volcanic
  2. fiery

Declension

Declension of bolcánach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative bolcánach bholcánach bolcánacha;
bholcánacha2
vocative bholcánaigh bolcánacha
genitive bolcánaí bolcánacha bolcánach
dative bolcánach;
bholcánach1 		bholcánach;
bholcánaigh (archaic) 		bolcánacha;
bholcánacha2
Comparative níos bolcánaí
Superlative is bolcánaí

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 bolcánach
radical lenition eclipsis
bolcánach bholcánach mbolcánach

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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