badánach

Irish

Etymology

From badán (“tuft”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

badánach (genitive singular masculine badánaigh, genitive singular feminine badánaí, plural badánacha, comparative badánaí)

1. tufted

   Synonym: cuircíneach

Declension

Declension of badánach

	singular		plural (m/f)
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.

Mutation

Mutated forms of badánach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
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.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “badánach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN