baic

See also: bàic

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

baic f (genitive singular baic)

1. nape (of neck)

Derived terms

• lán go baic (“full to the brim”)

Etymology 2

Noun

baic m

1. inflection of bac:
   1. vocative/genitive singular
   2. nominative/dative plural

Mutation

Mutated forms of baic

radical	lenition	eclipsis
baic	bhaic	mbaic

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) “baic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Noun

baic m (genitive singular baic, plural baicichean)

1. Alternative spelling of bàic

Etymology 2

Inflected form of bac.

Noun

baic m

1. genitive singular of bac