Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Irish baccaigid (lames; prevents), from baccach.

Verb

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bacaigh (present analytic bacaíonn, future analytic bacóidh, verbal noun bacú, past participle bacaithe)

  1. (transitive) lame
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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bacaigh

  1. inflection of bacach (lame):
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Noun

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bacaigh m

  1. inflection of bacach (lame person; beggar):
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bacaigh bhacaigh mbacaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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