bacáil

See also: bácáil

Irish

Etymology

From bac +‎ -áil.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbˠakælʲ/

Noun

bacáil f (genitive singular bacála)

Ulster form of bacadh: verbal noun of bac (“hinder”)

Declension

Declension of bacáil

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case	Singular
Nominative	bacáil
Vocative	a bhacáil
Genitive	bacála
Dative	bacáil

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an bhacáil
Genitive	na bacála
Dative	leis an mbacáil don bhacáil

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bacáil	bhacáil	mbacáil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33

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