badánach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From badán (“tuft”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective edit
badánach (genitive singular masculine badánaigh, genitive singular feminine badánaí, plural badánacha, comparative badánaí)
- tufted
- Synonym: cuircíneach
Declension edit
Declension of badánach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | badánach | bhadánach | badánacha; bhadánacha² | |
| Vocative | bhadánaigh | badánacha | ||
| Genitive | badánaí | badánacha | badánach | |
| Dative | badánach; bhadánach¹ |
bhadánach; bhadánaigh (archaic) |
badánacha; bhadánacha² | |
| Comparative | níos badánaí | |||
| Superlative | is badánaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| badánach | bhadánach | mbadánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “badánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN