bagrach

Irish

Alternative forms

• bagarach, bagarthach

Etymology

From bagar (“threat”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɑɡəɾˠhəx/ (corresponding to the form bagarthach)

Adjective

bagrach (genitive singular masculine bagrach, genitive singular feminine bagraí, plural bagracha, comparative bagraí)

1. threatening, menacing

Declension

Declension of bagrach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	bagrach	bhagrach	bagracha; bhagracha2
vocative	bhagraigh		bagracha
genitive		bagraí	bagracha	bagrach
dative	bagrach; bhagrach1	bhagrach; bhagraigh (archaic)	bagracha; bhagracha2
Comparative	níos bagraí
Superlative	is bagraí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of bagrach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bagrach	bhagrach	mbagrach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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