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:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bolgán bolgáin
Vocative a bholgáin a bholgána
Genitive bolgáin bolgán
Dative bolgán bolgáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an bolgán na bolgáin
Genitive an bholgáin na mbolgán
Dative leis an mbolgán

don bholgán

 leis na bolgáin

Derived terms

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

Further reading
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