badánach
Irish
Etymology
From badán (“tuft”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
badánach (genitive singular masculine badánaigh, genitive singular feminine badánaí, plural badánacha, comparative badánaí)
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
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| badánach | bhadánach | mbadánach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "badánach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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