bándearg

Irish

Etymology

From bán (“white”) +‎ dearg (“red”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑ̃ːnʲˌdʲɑɾˠəɡ/^[1]

Adjective

bándearg (genitive singular masculine bándeirg, genitive singular feminine bándeirge, plural bándearga, comparative bándeirge)

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	bhándearg	bándearga
genitive	bhándeirg	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

Mutated forms of *bándearg*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
bándearg	bhándearg	mbándearg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 235, page 119