bailbhe

== Irish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish bailbe, balbae f (“silence, stillness; inarticulateness, stammering”). ==== Noun ==== bailbhe f (genitive singular bailbhe) dumbness, muteness; stammering Synonyms: bailbheacht, bailbhíocht, balbhántaíocht ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== bailbhí === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== bailbhe inflection of balbh (“dumb, mute; inarticulate; dull; silent”): genitive singular feminine comparative degree === Mutation === === Further reading === de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “bailbhe”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bailbhe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “balbae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language