bándearg

Irish

Etymology

From bán (“white”) +‎ dearg (“red”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑːnˠˌdʲaɾˠəɡ/

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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bándearg	bhándearg	mbándearg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bándearg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• Entries containing “bándearg” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “bándearg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.