bileogach

Irish

Etymology

From bileog (“leaf”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bʲəˈlʲoːɡəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɪlʲoːɡəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbʲɪlʲaɡa(h)/

Adjective

bileogach (genitive singular masculine bileogaigh, genitive singular feminine bileogaí, plural bileogacha, comparative bileogaí)

1. leafy; laminated

Declension

Declension of bileogach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	bileogach	bhileogach	bileogacha; bhileogacha²
Vocative	bhileogaigh		bileogacha
Genitive		bileogaí	bileogacha	bileogach
Dative	bileogach; bhileogach¹	bhileogach; bhileogaigh (archaic)	bileogacha; bhileogacha²
Comparative	níos bileogaí
Superlative	is bileogaí

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bileogach	bhileogach	mbileogach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bileogach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “bileogach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.