bhaile mhór

Irish

Noun

Lenited form of baile mór.

Usage notes

This form, with lenition of both the noun and the adjective, is found in the dative singular after a preposition + definite article when the speaker or writer chooses to use lenition in that environment (in which either lenition or eclipsis is possible, depending on dialect and the preposition used). For example:

sa bhaile mhór ― in the city