bás dorcha

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “dark death”.

Noun

bás dorcha m (genitive singular báis dhorcha, nominative plural básanna dorcha)

1. bat (flying mammal)

   Synonyms: amadáinín, eitleog, eitleog leathair, ialtóg, ialtóg leathair, leadhbán leathair, leidhbín leathair, leadhbóg leathair, sciathán leathair

Declension

Declension of bás dorcha (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bás dorcha básanna dorcha vocative a bháis dhorcha a bhásanna dorcha genitive báis dhorcha básanna dorcha dative bás dorcha básanna dorcha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bás dorcha na básanna dorcha genitive an bháis dhorcha na mbásanna dorcha dative leis an mbás dorcha don bhás dhorcha leis na básanna dorcha

Mutation

Mutated forms of bás dorcha

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bás dorcha	bhás dorcha	mbás dorcha

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “bás”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN