bolcánach

Irish

Etymology

From bolcán (“volcano”) +‎ -ach (compare Manx volcaanagh, Scottish Gaelic bholcànach).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠɔl̪ˠˈkɑːn̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠkɑːnˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠkanˠa(x)/

Adjective

bolcánach (genitive singular masculine bolcánaigh, genitive singular feminine bolcánaí, plural bolcánacha)

1. volcanic
2. fiery

Declension

Declension of bolcánach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	bolcánach	bholcánach	bolcánacha; bholcánacha2
vocative	bholcánaigh		bolcánacha
genitive		bolcánaí	bolcánacha	bolcánach
dative	bolcánach; bholcánach1	bholcánach; bholcánaigh (archaic)	bolcánacha; bholcánacha2
Comparative	níos bolcánaí
Superlative	is bolcánaí

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

Related terms

• bolcánacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of bolcánach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bolcánach	bholcánach	mbolcánach

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