bacáil

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Irish

Etymology

From bac +‎ -áil.

Pronunciation

Noun

bacáil f (genitive singular bacála)

  1. Ulster form of bacadh: verbal noun of bac (hinder)

Declension

Declension of bacáil (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative bacáil
vocative a bhacáil
genitive bacála
dative bacáil
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an bhacáil
genitive na bacála
dative leis an mbacáil
don bhacáil

Mutation

Mutated forms of bacáil
radical lenition eclipsis
bacáil bhacáil mbacáil

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

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