Bulgáiris

Irish

Etymology

From an Bhulgáir (“Bulgaria”) +‎ -is (“-ish, -ese”, language suffix).

Proper noun

Bulgáiris f (genitive Bulgáirise)

1. the Bulgarian language

Declension

Declension of Bulgáiris (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Bulgáiris vocative a Bhulgáiris genitive Bulgáirise dative Bulgáiris forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Bhulgáiris genitive na Bulgáirise dative leis an mBulgáiris don Bhulgáiris

Related terms

• Bulgárach (“Bulgarian”, adjective)
• Bulgárach m (“Bulgarian”)
• Poblacht na Bulgáire f (“Republic of Bulgaria”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Bulgáiris

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Bulgáiris	Bhulgáiris	mBulgáiris

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bulgáiris”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Bulgáiris”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025