bándearg
/ˈbˠɑ̃ːnʲˌdʲɑɾˠəɡ/
The Irish word for pink is bándearg.
bándearg is used as an adjective to describe a color that is between red and white. It can also function as a noun to refer to the color pale red itself.
Meaning: colored/coloured between red and white (adj)
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How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective bándearg is indeclinable, meaning it does not change its form to agree with gender or number.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈbˠɑ̃ːnʲˌdʲɑɾˠəɡ/
Did you know?
- In traditional Irish color terminology, the word dearg (red) was historically used to describe a wide spectrum of hues that English speakers would distinguish as red, pink or even orange.
- Unlike English, which uses the name of a flower to name the color 'pink', the Irish language prefers to build the color from its constituent parts: 'white' and 'red'.
- The bán in bándearg can describe a bleached or pale quality, much like the word 'fair' is used in English to describe skin.
Example sentences for Irish are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Cathal and Siobhán are looking at paint samples in a store.
- CathalCéar dath an bhalla seo?What color is this wall?
- SiobhánTá sé bándearg, a Chathail.It is pink, Cathal.
- CathalAn bhfuil sé ró-ghéar?Is it too bright?
- SiobhánNí hea, tá an bándearg go bog.No, the pink is soft.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pink” translations and entries bándearg, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
