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Definition 2024
badhbha
badhbha
Irish
Adjective
badhbha
Declension
Declension of badhbha
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | badhbha | badhbha¹ | badhbha³ | |
| Vocative | badhbha¹ | badhbha | ||
| Genitive | badhbha¹ | badhbha | badhbha | badhbha |
| Dative | badhbha² | badhbha¹ | badhbha³ | |
| Comparative | badhbha | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 2
Noun
badhbha f pl
- inflection of badhbh (“hooded crow”):
- nominative plural
- dative plural
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| badhbha | bhadhbha | mbadhbha |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "badhbha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “badbda” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.