béalbhach

Irish

Alternative forms

• béalmhach
• beulmhach (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish bélbach, from Old Irish bél (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeːlˠwa(x)/, /ˈbʲeːl̪ˠwa(x)/

Noun

béalbhach f (genitive singular béalbhaí, nominative plural béalbhacha)

1. bit (metal in horse's mouth)

Declension

Declension of béalbhach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative béalbhach béalbhacha Vocative a bhéalbhach a bhéalbhacha Genitive béalbhaí béalbhach Dative béalbhach béalbhaigh (archaic, dialectal) béalbhacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bhéalbhach na béalbhacha Genitive na béalbhaí na mbéalbhach Dative leis an mbéalbhach leis an mbéalbhaigh (archaic, dialectal) don bhéalbhach don bhéalbhaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na béalbhacha

Further reading

• “béalbhach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bélbach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “béalḃaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 60
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “béalbhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 75