bandach
Irish
Pronunciation
Adjective
bandach (genitive singular masculine bandaigh, genitive singular feminine bandaí, plural bandacha)
Declension
Declension of bandach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Entries containing “bandach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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