Bascach

Irish

Etymology

From French basque (“Basque”) + -ach.

Adjective

Bascach (genitive singular masculine Bascaigh, genitive singular feminine Bascaí, plural Bascacha, not comparable)

1. Basque

Declension

Declension of Bascach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Bascach	Bhascach	Bascacha; Bhascacha²
Vocative	Bhascaigh		Bascacha
Genitive		Bascaí	Bascacha	Bascach
Dative	Bascach; Bhascach¹	Bhascach; Bhascaigh (archaic)	Bascacha; Bhascacha²
Comparative	níos Bascaí
Superlative	is Bascaí

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

Related terms

• Bascais f (“the Basque language”)

Noun

Bascach m (genitive singular Bascaigh, nominative plural Bascaigh)

1. Basque

Declension

Declension of Bascach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Bascach Bascaigh Vocative a Bhascaigh a Bhascacha Genitive Bascaigh Bascach Dative Bascach Bascaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Bascach na Bascaigh Genitive an Bhascaigh na mBascach Dative leis an mBascach don Bhascach leis na Bascaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Bascach	Bhascach	mBascach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Bascach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN