bolgam

Irish

Alternative forms

• blogam, bolmac

Etymology

From Middle Irish bolgum (“sip; mouthful, draught”) (compare Scottish Gaelic balgam).

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠl̪ˠɔɡəmˠ/ (corresponding to the form blogam)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠəɡəmˠ/, /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠəɡəmˠ/

Noun

bolgam m (genitive singular bolgaim, nominative plural bolgaim or bolgamacha or bolgamanna)

1. mouthful

   Synonym: lán béil

Declension

Declension of bolgam (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bolgam bolgaim vocative a bholgaim a bholgama genitive bolgaim bolgam dative bolgam bolgaim forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bolgam na bolgaim genitive an bholgaim na mbolgam dative leis an mbolgam don bholgam leis na bolgaim

• Alternative genitives: bolgam, boilgim, bloigim
• Alternative plurals: bolgamacha, bolgamanna, bolgamaíl

Derived terms

• boilgmín (“little bite”)
• bolgam beag (“sip; cup of tea between meals”)
• bolgam cainte (“strong statement”)

Related terms

• bolg (“belly”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bolgam

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bolgam	bholgam	mbolgam

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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

bolgam m (genitive singular bolgaim, plural bolgaman)

1. Islay form of balgam (“mouthful”)