bandach
Irish
Etymology
From banda (“band”) + -ach.
Adjective
bandach (genitive singular masculine bandaigh, genitive singular feminine bandaí, plural bandacha)
- banded
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
- "bandach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “bandach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.