bagáiste
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English bagage, from Old French bagage, from bague (“bundle”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠəˈɡɑːʃtʲə/[2]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠaɡɑːʃtʲə/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɞɡɑːʃtʲə/[3] (influenced by beag (“small”))
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠaɡaʃtʲə/
Noun
editbagáiste m (genitive singular bagáiste, nominative plural bagáistí)
- luggage, baggage
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 45:
- ȷ iniš šē ʒm̥sə gə ń-imĭōx šē əńú, marəx n̄ax rø ə vøgāšcī rē eǵə.
- [D’inis sé dhomsa go n-imeodh sé inniu, murach nach raibh a bhagáistí réidh aige.]
- He told me that he would leave today, only that he didn’t have his luggage ready.
Usage notes
editThe plural is rare, but is occasionally found with the same meaning as the singular.
Declension
editDeclension of bagáiste
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bagáiste | bhagáiste | mbagáiste |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ “bagáiste”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 45
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bagáiste”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 46
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bagáiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN