bedgach

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• bidgach

Etymology

From bedg +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʲeðɡax/

Adjective

bedgach

1. starting, leaping, jumping

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bedgach	bedgach	bedgach
Vocative	bedgaig* bedgach**
Accusative	bedgach	bedgaig
Genitive	bedgaig	bedgaige	bedgaig
Dative	bedguch	bedgaig	bedguch
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	bedgaig	bedgacha
Vocative	bedgachu bedgacha†
Accusative	bedgachu bedgacha†
Genitive	bedgach
Dative	bedgachaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Descendants

• Irish: bíogach

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
bedgach	bedgach pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/	mbedgach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 bedgach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language