bardasach

Irish

Etymology

From bardas +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑːɾˠd̪ˠəsˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠæːɾˠd̪ˠəsˠa(h)/

Adjective

bardasach (genitive singular masculine bardasaigh, genitive singular feminine bardasaí, plural bardasacha)

1. municipal

Declension

Declension of bardasach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	bardasach	bhardasach	bardasacha; bhardasacha2
vocative	bhardasaigh		bardasacha
genitive		bardasaí	strong noun	weak noun
			bardasacha	bardasach
dative	bardasach; bhardasach1	bhardasach; bhardasaigh (archaic)	bardasacha; bhardasacha2
Comparative	níos bardasaí
Superlative	is bardasaí

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

Synonyms

• bardais
• cathrach

Mutation

Mutated forms of bardasach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bardasach	bhardasach	mbardasach

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) “bardasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bardasach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bardasach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025