bachta

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbˠaxt̪ˠə/[1]

Noun

bachta m (genitive singular bachta, nominative plural bachtaí)

  1. turf bank

Declension

Declension of bachta (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bachta bachtaí
vocative a bhachta a bhachtaí
genitive bachta bachtaí
dative bachta bachtaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bachta na bachtaí
genitive an bhachta na mbachtaí
dative leis an mbachta
don bhachta
leis na bachtaí

Mutation

Mutated forms of bachta
radical lenition eclipsis
bachta bhachta mbachta

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 330, page 114

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “baċta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 68; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bachta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN