Barbadach

Irish

Etymology

From Barbadós +‎ -ach

Adjective

Barbadach (genitive singular masculine Barbadaigh, genitive singular feminine Barbadaí, plural Barbadacha, not comparable)

1. Barbadian

Declension

Declension of Barbadach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Barbadach	Bharbadach	Barbadacha; Bharbadacha²
Vocative	Bharbadaigh		Barbadacha
Genitive		Barbadaí	Barbadacha	Barbadach
Dative	Barbadach; Bharbadach¹	Bharbadach; Bharbadaigh (archaic)	Barbadacha; Bharbadacha²
Comparative	níos Barbadaí
Superlative	is Barbadaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Barbadach m (genitive singular Barbadaigh, nominative plural Barbadaigh)

1. Barbadian

Declension

Declension of Barbadach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Barbadach Barbadaigh Vocative a Bharbadaigh a Bharbadacha Genitive Barbadaigh Barbadach Dative Barbadach Barbadaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Barbadach na Barbadaigh Genitive an Bharbadaigh na mBarbadach Dative leis an mBarbadach don Bharbadach leis na Barbadaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Barbadach	Bharbadach	mBarbadach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Barbadach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN