bachlach

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaxlax/

Etymology 1

From bachall +‎ -ach.

Noun

bachlach m

1. labourer, serf, bondman
2. clown, churl

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	bachlach	bachlachL	bachlaigL
Vocative	bachlaig	bachlachL	bachlachuH
Accusative	bachlachN	bachlachL	bachlachuH
Genitive	bachlaigL	bachlach	bachlachN
Dative	bachluchL	bachlachaib	bachlachaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• bachlachda
• bachlachus

Descendants

• Scottish Gaelic: balach

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

bachlach

1. curling

Inflection

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bachlach	bachlach	bachlach
Vocative	bachlaig* bachlach**
Accusative	bachlach	bachlaig
Genitive	bachlaig	bachlaige	bachlaig
Dative	bachluch	bachlaig	bachluch
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	bachlaig	bachlacha
Vocative	bachlachu bachlacha†
Accusative	bachlachu bachlacha†
Genitive	bachlach
Dative	bachlachaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
bachlach	bachlach pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/	mbachlach
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 bachlach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 bachlach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language