bách

See also: bach, Bach, bạch, and bac̱h

Irish

Etymology

Adjective

bách (genitive singular masculine bách, genitive singular feminine báiche, plural bácha, comparative báiche)

  1. affectionate
  2. Is bách (iad) lucht aon cheirde. ― Birds of a feather flock together, literally, “People of the same craft are affectionate.”

Declension
Declension of bách
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative bách bhách bácha;
bhácha²
Vocative bháich bácha
Genitive báche bácha bách
Dative bách;
bhách¹		 bhách;
bháich (archaic)		 bácha;
bhácha²
Comparative níos báche
Superlative is báche

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

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

Further reading

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 百.

Numeral

bách

  1. (only in compounds) hundred
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 柏.

Noun

(classifier cây) bách

  1. cypress, cypress tree
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • bách tán
  • trắc bách diệp
  • tùng bách

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 迫.

Verb

bách

  1. (only in compounds) to compel, to force, to constrain
Derived terms
  • bần bách
  • bức bách
  • cấp bách
  • cưỡng bách
  • gấp bách
  • hiếp bách
  • quẫn bách
  • thúc bách
  • ức bách

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 舶.

Noun

bách

  1. (obsolete) small boat
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