bedgach
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- bidgach
Etymology
From bedg + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʲeðɡax/
Adjective
bedgach
- starting, leaping, jumping
Declension
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | bedgach | bedgach | bedgach |
| Vocative | bedgaig* bedgach** | ||
| Accusative | bedgach | bedgaig | |
| Genitive | bedgaig | bedgaige | bedgaig |
| Dative | bedguch | bedgaig | bedguch |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | bedgaig | bedgacha | |
| Vocative | bedgachu bedgacha† | ||
| Accusative | bedgachu bedgacha† | ||
| Genitive | bedgach | ||
| Dative | bedgachaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
Descendants
- Irish: bíogach
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| bedgach | bedgach pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ | mbedgach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “1 bedgach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.