bacáil

See also: bácáil

Irish

Etymology

From bac +‎ -áil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbˠakælʲ/

Noun

bacáil f (genitive singular bacála)

1. Ulster form of bacadh: verbal noun of bac (“hinder”)

Declension

Declension of bacáil

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative bacáil Vocative a bhacáil Genitive bacála Dative bacáil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhacáil Genitive na bacála Dative leis an mbacáil don bhacáil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bacáil	bhacáil	mbacáil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33