baccach
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From bacc (“hindrance”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbakax]
Adjective
baccach
- lame
- (nominalized) lame person
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | baccach | baccach | baccach |
| vocative | baccaig* baccach** | ||
| accusative | baccach | baccaig | |
| genitive | baccaig | baccaige | baccaig |
| dative | baccach | baccaig | baccach |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | baccaig | baccacha | |
| vocative | baccuchu baccacha† | ||
| accusative | baccuchu baccacha† | ||
| genitive | baccach | ||
| dative | baccachaib | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Derived terms
- baccaige
- Irish: bacaí
- Scottish Gaelic: bacaiche
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| baccach | baccach pronounced with /β-/ |
mbaccach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “baccach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language