bandach

Irish

Etymology

From banda (“band”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑn̪ˠd̪ˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠan̪ˠd̪ˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠan̪ˠd̪ˠa(h)/

Adjective

bandach (genitive singular masculine bandaigh, genitive singular feminine bandaí, plural bandacha)

1. banded

Declension

Declension of bandach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	bandach	bhandach	bandacha; bhandacha2
vocative	bhandaigh		bandacha
genitive		bandaí	bandacha	bandach
dative	bandach; bhandach1	bhandach; bhandaigh (archaic)	bandacha; bhandacha2
Comparative	níos bandaí
Superlative	is bandaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• dícear bandach m (“banded duiker, zebra duiker”)
• mongús bandach m (“banded mongoose”)
• valbaí giorria bandach m (“banded hare-wallaby”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of bandach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bandach	bhandach	mbandach

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bandach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “bandach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024