bachallach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bachall +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑhəl̪ˠəx/[2]

Adjective

bachallach (genitive singular masculine bachallaigh, genitive singular feminine bachallaí, plural bachallacha, comparative bachallaí)

  1. curly, ringleted (of hair)
    Synonym: catach

Declension

Declension of bachallach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative bachallach bhachallach bachallacha;
bhachallacha2
vocative bhachallaigh bachallacha
genitive bachallaí bachallacha bachallach
dative bachallach;
bhachallach1 		bhachallach;
bhachallaigh (archaic) 		bachallacha;
bhachallacha2
Comparative níos bachallaí
Superlative is bachallaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of bachallach
radical lenition eclipsis
bachallach bhachallach mbachallach

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

References

  1. ^ “bachallach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 191

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