bolgán

See also: bolgan and bòlgan

Irish

Etymology

From bolg (“belly, stomach, abdomen; bag”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix).

Noun

bolgán m (genitive singular bolgáin, nominative plural bolgáin)

1. diminutive of bolg
2. bubble

   Synonym: boilgeog

3. (electricity) light bulb
4. swim bladder (of fish)

Declension

Declension of bolgán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bolgán bolgáin vocative a bholgáin a bholgána genitive bolgáin bolgán dative bolgán bolgáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bolgán na bolgáin genitive an bholgáin na mbolgán dative leis an mbolgán don bholgán leis na bolgáin

Derived terms

• bolgán béice (“puff-ball; windbag”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bolgán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bolgán	bholgán	mbolgán

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) “bolgán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN