bacadh

Irish

Etymology 1

bac +‎ -adh (verbal noun suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑkə/
• (Connemara) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠakə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠakuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaku/

Noun

bacadh m (genitive singular bactha)

1. verbal noun of bac
2. balk, hindrance

Alternative forms

• bacachtáil, bacadáil

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑkəɡ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠakəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠakuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaku/

Verb

bacadh

1. past indicative autonomous of bac

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑkəx/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈbˠakətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈbˠakəx/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈbˠakətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈbˠakuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈbˠakətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈbˠaku/

Verb

bacadh

1. inflection of bac:
   1. past subjunctive analytic
   2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutated forms of bacadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bacadh	bhacadh	mbacadh

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), “bacadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaʰkəɣ/

Noun

bacadh m (genitive singular bacaidh, plural bacaidhean)

1. verbal noun of bac
2. obstacle, obstruction, hindrance, restraint, act of hindering or preventing
3. delay
4. barrier (on level crossing)
5. cow dung

Declension

Declension of bacadh (type I masculine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	bacadh	bacaidhean
genitive	bacaidh	bhacaidhean
dative	bacadh	bacaidhean; bacaidhibh1
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(am) bacadh	(na) bacaidhean
genitive	(a') bhacaidh	(nam) bacaidhean
dative	(a') bhacadh	(na) bacaidhean; bacaidhibh1
vocative	bhacaidh	bhacaidhean; bhacaidhean

¹ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Derived terms

• bacadh-cadail

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “bacadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN