bách

See also: bach, Bach, bạch, bac̱h, Bách, and Bạch

Irish

Alternative forms

  • bádhach, bághach, báidheach

Etymology

From Middle Irish bágach. By surface analysis, +‎ -ach.

Adjective

bách (genitive singular masculine bách, genitive singular feminine báiche, plural bácha, comparative báiche)

  1. affectionate
    Is bách (iad) lucht aon cheirde.
    Birds of a feather flock together.
    (literally, “People of the same craft are affectionate.”)

Declension

Declension of bách
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative bách bhách bácha;
bhácha2
vocative bháich bácha
genitive báiche bácha bách
dative bách;
bhách1
bhách;
bháich (archaic)
bácha;
bhácha2
Comparative níos báiche
Superlative is báiche

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of bách
radical lenition eclipsis
bách bhách mbách

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˥]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from .

    Noun

    (classifier cây) bách

    1. cypress, cypress tree

    Etymology 2

    This character also has the reading (as in bá quan and bá tánh).

    Romanization

    bách

    1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

    Romanization

    bách

    1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
    Derived terms

    Etymology 4

      Sino-Vietnamese word from .

      Noun

      bách

      1. (obsolete) small boat