bolgam

Irish

Alternative forms

• blogam, bolmac

Etymology

From Middle Irish bolgum (“sip; mouthful, draught”) (compare Scottish Gaelic balgam).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠəɡəmˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠl̪ˠɔɡəmˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠəɡəmˠ/, /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠəɡəmˠ/

Noun

bolgam m (genitive singular bolgaim, nominative plural bolgaim or bolgamacha or bolgamanna)

1. mouthful

   Synonym: lán béil

Declension

Declension of bolgam

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bolgam bolgaim Vocative a bholgaim a bholgama Genitive bolgaim bolgam Dative bolgam bolgaim

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bolgam na bolgaim Genitive an bholgaim na mbolgam Dative leis an mbolgam don bholgam leis na bolgaim

• Alternative genitives: bolgam, boilgim, bloigim
• Alternative plurals: bolgamacha, bolgamanna, bolgamaíl

Derived terms

• boilgmín (“little bite”)
• bolgam beag (“sip; cup of tea between meals”)
• bolgam cainte (“strong statement”)

Related terms

• bolg (“belly”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bolgam	bholgam	mbolgam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bolgam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bolgum”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bolgam”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bolgam”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

bolgam m (genitive singular bolgaim, plural bolgaman)

1. Islay form of balgam (“mouthful”)