Bolavach

Irish

Etymology

From An Bholaiv (“Bolivia”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Bolavach (genitive singular masculine Bolavaigh, genitive singular feminine Bolavaí, plural Bolavacha, not comparable)

  1. Bolivian

Declension
Declension of Bolavach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Bolavach Bholavach Bolavacha;
Bholavacha²
Vocative Bholavaigh Bolavacha
Genitive Bolavaí Bolavacha Bolavach
Dative Bolavach;
Bholavach¹		 Bholavach;
Bholavaigh (archaic)		 Bolavacha;
Bholavacha²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Noun

Bolavach m (genitive singular Bolavaigh, nominative plural Bolavaigh)

  1. Bolivian

Declension
Declension of Bolavach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Bolavach Bolavaigh
Vocative a Bholavaigh a Bholavacha
Genitive Bolavaigh Bolavach
Dative Bolavach Bolavaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Bolavach na Bolavaigh
Genitive an Bholavaigh na mBolavach
Dative leis an mBolavach

don Bholavach

 leis na Bolavaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Bolavach Bholavach mBolavach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bolavach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “Bolavach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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