Irish
Etymology
Literally, “dark death”.
Noun
bás dorcha m (genitive singular báis dhorcha, nominative plural básanna dorcha)
- bat (flying mammal)
- Synonyms: amadáinín, eitleog, eitleog leathair, ialtóg, ialtóg leathair, leadhbán leathair, leidhbín leathair, leadhbóg leathair, sciathán leathair
Declension
Declension of bás dorcha (first declension)
| bare forms
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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bás dorcha
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básanna dorcha
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| vocative
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a bháis dhorcha
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a bhásanna dorcha
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| genitive
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báis dhorcha
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básanna dorcha
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| dative
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bás dorcha
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básanna dorcha
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| forms with the definite article
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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an bás dorcha
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na básanna dorcha
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| genitive
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an bháis dhorcha
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na mbásanna dorcha
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| dative
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leis an mbás dorcha
don bhás dhorcha
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leis na básanna dorcha
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Mutation
Mutated forms of bás dorcha
| radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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| bás dorcha
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bhás dorcha
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mbás dorcha
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “bás”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 83; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN