bailí

Irish

Etymology 1

From bail +‎ -í (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

bailí

1. valid

Declension

Declension of bailí

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	bailí	bhailí	bailí; bhailí2
vocative	bhailí		bailí
genitive		bailí	bailí	bailí
dative	bailí; bhailí1	bhailí	bailí; bhailí2
Comparative	níos bailí
Superlative	is bailí

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

• bailíocht

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

bailí

1. inflection of baileach:
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of bailí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bailí	bhailí	mbailí

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