bagar

See also: bågar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish bacar (“threat, act of threatening”).

Noun

bagar m (genitive singular bagair)

1. Alternative form of bagairt (“threat”)

Declension

Declension of bagar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bagar Vocative a bhagair Genitive bagair Dative bagar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bagar Genitive an bhagair Dative leis an mbagar don bhagar

Derived terms

• bagar folamh (“bluff”)
• crann bagair (“truncheon; leading warrior”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bagar	bhagar	mbagar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bagar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bacar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bagar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French bagarre.

Noun

bagar

1. quarrel, fight

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French bagarre.

Noun

bagar

1. quarrel, fight

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Swedish

Noun

bagar

1. indefinite plural of bag