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Eton (Cameroon)
Verb
bád
- to simulate
References
- Mark Van de Velde, A Grammar of Eton (2008, →ISBN
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish bát (compare Scottish Gaelic bàta, Manx baatey), borrowed from Old English bāt.
Noun
bád m (genitive singular báid, nominative plural báid)
- boat
- Synonym: nae
Usage notes
- Although bád is grammatically masculine, it is used with feminine pronouns; compare the use of she to refer to boats in English.
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bád”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “bát”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Greene, D. (1973) “The influence of Scandinavian on Irish”, in Bo Almqvist and David Greene, editors, Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dundalk: Dundalgan Press, pages 75–82
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Verb
bád
- (archaic, Munster) first-person singular present subjunctive of báigh
Mutation
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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bhád
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mbád
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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