badánach

Irish

Etymology

From badán (“tuft”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

badánach (genitive singular masculine badánaigh, genitive singular feminine badánaí, plural badánacha, comparative badánaí)

1. tufted

   Synonym: cuircíneach

Declension

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

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

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