bád
Irish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old English bāt.
Usage notes
- Although bád is grammatically masculine, it is used with feminine pronouns; compare the use of she to refer to boats in English.
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bád canála (“canal boat”)
- bád guail (“collier”)
- bád iascaireachta (“fishing boat”)
- bádóir (“boatman”)
- bád rotha (“paddleboat”)
- báidín (“dinghy; canoe”)
- luasbhád (“speedboat”)
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- bádhad (obsolete)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| bád | bhád | mbád |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "bád" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “bát” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Greene, D. 1973 ‘The influence of Scandinavian on Irish’ in Bo Almqvist & David Greene (eds.) Proceedings of the Seventh Viking Congress, Dundalgan Press, Dundalk, pp. 75-82
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