bacadh

Irish

Etymology 1

bac +‎ -adh (verbal noun suffix)

Pronunciation
  • (Munster, Galway) 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 main entry.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠakəɡ/
  • (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 main entry.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠakəx/
  • (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
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bacadh bhacadh mbacadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paʰkəɣ/

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

Derived terms

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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