bacainn

Irish

Etymology

From bac (“balk, hindrance”).

Noun

bacainn f (genitive singular bacainne, nominative plural bacainní)

1. barrier

Declension

Declension of bacainn (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative bacainn bacainní vocative a bhacainn a bhacainní genitive bacainne bacainní dative bacainn bacainní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an bhacainn na bacainní genitive na bacainne na mbacainní dative leis an mbacainn don bhacainn leis na bacainní

Derived terms

• bacainneach (“obstructive”, adjective)
• bacainníocht f (“obstruction”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bacainn

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bacainn	bhacainn	mbacainn

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