balbh

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish balb, from Latin balbus. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑl̪ˠəvˠ/ (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑləvˠ/ (Connemara) IPA(key): /ˈbˠalˠəvˠ/, /ˈbˠal̪ˠəvˠ/ (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈbˠalˠuː/, /ˈbˠal̪ˠuː/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔlˠuː/, /ˈbˠɔl̪ˠuː/ (as if spelled bolbh) === Adjective === balbh (genitive singular masculine bailbh, genitive singular feminine bailbhe, plural balbha, comparative bailbhe) mute, dumb inarticulate dull (of sound) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== balbhán m (“dumb person, mute; stammerer”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “balḃ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 74; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “balbh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish balb, from Latin balbus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpal̪ˠav/ === Adjective === balbh mute, dumb (unable to speak) silent, still ==== Related terms ==== === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “balbh”, 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), “balb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language