bachallach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bachall +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

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
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive 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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bachallach bhachallach mbachallach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

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