bachallach
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editbachallach (genitive singular masculine bachallaigh, genitive singular feminine bachallaí, plural bachallacha, comparative bachallaí)
Declension
editDeclension of bachallach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bachallach | bhachallach | bachallacha; bhachallacha² | |
Vocative | bhachallaigh | bachallacha | ||
Genitive | bachallaí | bachallacha | bachallach | |
Dative | bachallach; bhachallach¹ |
bhachallach; bhachallaigh (archaic) |
bachallacha; bhachallacha² | |
Comparative | níos bachallaí | |||
Superlative | is bachallaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bachallach | bhachallach | mbachallach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ “bachallach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 191
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 bachlach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “baċallaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bachallach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN