bagrach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From bagar (“threat”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑɡəɾˠhəx/[2] (corresponding to the form bagarthach)
Adjective
[edit]bagrach (genitive singular masculine bagrach, genitive singular feminine bagraí, plural bagracha, comparative bagraí)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | bagrach | bhagrach | bagracha; bhagracha2 | |
| vocative | bhagraigh | bagracha | ||
| genitive | bagraí | bagracha | bagrach | |
| dative | bagrach; bhagrach1 |
bhagrach; bhagraigh (archaic) |
bagracha; bhagracha2 | |
| Comparative | níos bagraí | |||
| Superlative | is bagraí | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| bagrach | bhagrach | mbagrach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ “bagrach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 266, page 134
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bagrach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bagrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN