bolgam

Irish

Alternative forms

blogam, bolmac

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠəɡəmˠ/
(Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠəɡəmˠ/, /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠəɡəmˠ/

Noun

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

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 plurals: bolgamacha, bolgamanna

Derived terms

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bolgam	bholgam	mbolgam
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bolgam”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bolgum”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “bolgam” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “bolgam” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 53

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