bagair

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bacraid (“threatens, speaks threateningly”), from bacar (“threat, act of threatening”).

Verb

bagair (present analytic bagraíonn, future analytic bagróidh, verbal noun bagairt, past participle bagartha) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. brandish
  2. beckon
    1. (~ do mhéar ar) beckon with your finger
    2. (~ do shúil ar) wink at
  3. threaten
    ag bagairt báistí ― threatening rain
    1. (~ ar) feel someone's collar
  4. drive (animals)
Conjugation
Second Conjugation
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present bagraím bagraíonn tú;
bagraír†		 bagraíonn sé, sí bagraímid;
bagraíonn muid		 bagraíonn sibh bagraíonn siad;
bagraíd†		 a bhagraíonn; a bhagraíos /
a mbagraíonn*; a mbagraíos*		 bagraítear
past bhagair mé; bhagraíos bhagair tú; bhagraís bhagair sé, sí bhagraíomar; bhagair muid bhagair sibh; bhagraíobhair bhagair siad; bhagraíodar a bhagair /
ar bhagair*		 bagraíodh
past habitual bhagraínn bhagraíteá bhagraíodh sé, sí bhagraímis; bhagraíodh muid bhagraíodh sibh bhagraídís; bhagraíodh siad a bhagraíodh /
ar bhagraíodh*		 bhagraítí
future bagróidh mé;
bagród;
bagróchaidh mé†		 bagróidh tú;
bagróir†;
bagróchaidh tú†		 bagróidh sé, sí;
bagróchaidh sé, sí†		 bagróimid;
bagróidh muid;
bagróchaimid†;
bagróchaidh muid†		 bagróidh sibh;
bagróchaidh sibh†		 bagróidh siad;
bagróid†;
bagróchaidh siad†		 a bhagróidh; a bhagrós; a bhagróchaidh†; a bhagróchas† /
a mbagróidh*; a mbagrós*; a mbagróchaidh*†; a mbagróchas*†		 bagrófar; bagróchar†
conditional bhagróinn; bhagróchainn† / mbagróinn‡‡; mbagróchainn†‡‡ bhagrófá; bhagróchthᆠ/ mbagrófᇇ; mbagróchthᆇ‡ bhagródh sé, sí; bhagróchadh sé, s토/ mbagródh sé, s퇇; mbagróchadh sé, s톇‡ bhagróimis; bhagródh muid; bhagróchaimis†; bhagróchadh muid† / mbagróimis‡‡; mbagródh muid‡‡; mbagróchaimis†‡‡; mbagróchadh muid†‡‡ bhagródh sibh; bhagróchadh sibh† / mbagródh sibh‡‡; mbagróchadh sibh†‡‡ bhagróidís; bhagródh siad; bhagróchadh siad† / mbagróidís‡‡; mbagródh siad‡‡; mbagróchadh siad†‡‡ a bhagródh; a bhagróchadh† /
ar bhagródh*; ar bhagróchadh*†		 bhagrófaí; bhagróchtha토/ mbagrófa퇇; mbagróchtha톇‡
subjunctive present go mbagraí mé;
go mbagraíod†		 go mbagraí tú;
go mbagraír†		 go mbagraí sé, sí go mbagraímid;
go mbagraí muid		 go mbagraí sibh go mbagraí siad;
go mbagraíd†		 — go mbagraítear
past dá mbagraínn dá mbagraíteá dá mbagraíodh sé, sí dá mbagraímis;
dá mbagraíodh muid		 dá mbagraíodh sibh dá mbagraídís;
dá mbagraíodh siad		 — dá mbagraítí
imperative bagraím bagair bagraíodh sé, sí bagraímis bagraígí;
bagraídh†		 bagraídís — bagraítear
verbal noun bagairt
past participle bagraithe

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Etymology 2

Noun

bagair m sg

  1. vocative and genitive singular of bagar (“threat”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bagair bhagair mbagair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "bagair" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “bacraid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “bagair” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “bagair” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish bacraid (“threatens, speaks threateningly”), from bacar (“threat, act of threatening”).

Verb

bagair (past bhagair, future bagairidh, verbal noun bagairt or bagradh, past participle bagairte)

  1. threaten (with air)
    An do bhagair e ort? ― Did he threaten you?
  2. bluster

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
bagairbhagair
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • 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
  • “bacraid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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