bacadh

Irish

Etymology 1

bac +‎ -adh (verbal noun suffix)

Pronunciation

Noun

bacadh m (genitive singular bactha)

  1. verbal noun of bac
  2. balk, hindrance
Alternative forms
  • bacachtáil, bacadáil

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑkəɡ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈbˠakəvˠ/
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈbˠakuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠaku/

Verb

bacadh

  1. past indicative autonomous of bac

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

bacadh

  1. inflection of bac:
    1. past subjunctive analytic
    2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutated forms of bacadh
radical lenition eclipsis
bacadh bhacadh mbacadh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaʰkəɣ/

Noun

bacadh m (genitive singular bacaidh, plural bacaidhean)

  1. verbal noun of bac
  2. obstacle, obstruction, hindrance, restraint, act of hindering or preventing
  3. delay
  4. barrier (on level crossing)
  5. cow dung

Declension

Declension of bacadh (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative bacadh bacaidhean
genitive bacaidh bhacaidhean
dative bacadh bacaidhean; bacaidhibh
definite
singular plural
nominative (am) bacadh (na) bacaidhean
genitive (a') bhacaidh (nam) bacaidhean
dative (a') bhacadh (na) bacaidhean; bacaidhibh
vocative bhacaidh bhacaidhean

obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “bacadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN