bás

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bas"

Irish

Etymology

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From Middle Irish bás, from Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic *bāstom, bāssom, from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”) or *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bˠɑːsˠ/
• IPA^(key): /bˠæːsˠ/

Noun

bás m (genitive singular báis, nominative plural básanna)

1. death

   Proverb: Nuair a thiocfas an bás ní imeoidh sé folamh. ― When death comes he won’t leave empty-handed.

   Proverb: Níl neart ar an mbás (ach pósadh arís). ― There is no cure for death (but to marry again).

Declension

Declension of bás

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bás básanna Vocative a bháis a bhásanna Genitive báis básanna Dative bás básanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bás na básanna Genitive an bháis na mbásanna Dative leis an mbás don bhás leis na básanna

Derived terms

• faigh bás (“die”, verb, literally “find death”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bás	bhás	mbás
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bás”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Middle Irish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Old Irish bás, from Proto-Celtic *bāstom, bāssom, from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”) or *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːs/

Noun

bás m

1. death

Descendants

• Irish: bás
• Manx: baase
• Scottish Gaelic: bàs

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
bás	bás pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbás
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bás”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Old Irish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From Proto-Celtic *bāstom, bāssom, from either Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂- (“to go”) or *(s)gʷes- (“to extinguish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːs/

Noun

bás n

1. death
2. verbal noun of baïd (“to die”)

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• úathbás (“horror”)

Descendants

• Middle Irish: bás
  • Irish: bás
  • Manx: baase
  • Scottish Gaelic: bàs

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
bás	bás pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbás
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bás”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language