baileach

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish balach, bailech, bailioch (“successful, prosperous; exact”). Compare Scottish Gaelic baileach. === Adjective === baileach (genitive singular masculine bailigh, genitive singular feminine bailí, plural baileacha, comparative bailí) (mainly used adverbially) exact frugal, thrifty ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== baileachas m (“frugality, thriftiness”) === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “baileach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 balach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “baileach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “baileach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish balach, bailech, bailioch (“successful, prosperous; exact”). By surface analysis, bail (“thrift”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix). Compare Irish baileach. === Adjective === baileach (genitive singular masculine bailich) thrifty, economical, frugal, careful excessive thorough, complete ==== Derived terms ==== mì-bhaileach (“extravagant, profuse, unthrifty”, adjective) === Mutation === === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “baileach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 balach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language