From badán (“tuft”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
badánach (genitive singular masculine badánaigh, genitive singular feminine badánaí, plural badánacha, comparative badánaí)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | badánach | bhadánach | badánacha; bhadánacha2 | |
vocative | bhadánaigh | badánacha | ||
genitive | badánaí | badánacha | badánach | |
dative | badánach; bhadánach1 |
bhadánach; bhadánaigh (archaic) |
badánacha; bhadánacha2 | |
Comparative | níos badánaí | |||
Superlative | is badánaí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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badánach | bhadánach | mbadánach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.