bolgán

See also: bolgan and bòlgan

Irish

Etymology

From bolg (“belly, stomach, abdomen; bag”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

bolgán m (genitive singular bolgáin, nominative plural bolgáin)

  1. diminutive of bolg
  2. bubble
    Synonym: boilgeog
  3. (electricity) light bulb
  4. swim bladder (of fish)

Declension

Declension of bolgán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bolgán bolgáin
vocative a bholgáin a bholgána
genitive bolgáin bolgán
dative bolgán bolgáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bolgán na bolgáin
genitive an bholgáin na mbolgán
dative leis an mbolgán
don bholgán 		leis na bolgáin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of bolgán
radical lenition eclipsis
bolgán bholgán mbolgán

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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