"balachan" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

Forms: balachain [genitive, singular], balachain [plural]
Etymology: balach (“boy, lad”) + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|gd|balach|an|gloss1=boy, lad}} balach (“boy, lad”) + -an Head templates: {{head|gd|noun|||||||genitive singular|balachain|||||||plural|balachain||||||{{{pl4}}}|cat2=|f1accel-form=dat|s|f2accel-form=dat|s|f3accel-form=dat|s|f4accel-form=gen|s|f5accel-form=gen|s|f6accel-form=gen|s|f7accel-form=p|f8accel-form=p|f9accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} balachan m (genitive singular balachain, plural balachain), {{gd-noun|g=m|gen=balachain|pl=balachain}} balachan m (genitive singular balachain, plural balachain)
  1. diminutive of balach Tags: diminutive, form-of, masculine Form of: balach
    Sense id: en-balachan-gd-noun-EwvZhsS~
  2. little boy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balachan-gd-noun-Gpju4wVG Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header, Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -an: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balachan-sgoile Related terms: nìonag (english: little girl)

Inflected forms

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        "21": "",
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        "23": "",
        "24": "{{{pl4}}}",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
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        "9": "genitive singular",
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  ],
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    "Scottish Gaelic nouns",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms suffixed with -an",
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    }
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    },
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        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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