bándearg

Irish

Etymology

From bán (“white”) +‎ dearg (“red”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑ̃ːnʲˌdʲɑɾˠəɡ/

Adjective

bándearg (genitive singular masculine bándeirg, genitive singular feminine bándeirge, plural bándearga, comparative bándeirge)

1. pink

   Synonym: pinc

Declension

Declension of bándearg

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	bándearg	bhándearg	bándearga; bhándearga2
vocative	bhándeirg		bándearga
genitive		bándearge	bándearga	bándearg
dative	bándearg; bhándearg1	bhándearg; bhándeirg (archaic)	bándearga; bhándearga2
Comparative	níos bándearge
Superlative	is bándearge

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

Derived terms

• bándeirge f (“pinkness”)
• scoth-bhándearg (“pinkish”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bándearg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bándearg	bhándearg	mbándearg

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) “bándearg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bándearg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bándearg”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024