bandach
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Adjective
bandach (genitive singular masculine bandaigh, genitive singular feminine bandaí, plural bandacha)
Declension
Declension of bandach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | bandach | bhandach | bandacha; bhandacha² | |
Vocative | bhandaigh | bandacha | ||
Genitive | bandaí | bandacha | bandach | |
Dative | bandach; bhandach¹ |
bhandach; bhandaigh (archaic) |
bandacha; bhandacha² | |
Comparative | níos bandaí | |||
Superlative | is bandaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- dícear bandach m (“banded duiker, zebra duiker”)
- mongús bandach m (“banded mongoose”)
- valbaí giorria bandach m (“banded hare-wallaby”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bandach | bhandach | mbandach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bandach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “bandach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024