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bac.

barrier, block, balk, hindrance

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/bˠɑk/Aran, Munster/bˠak/Cois-Fharraige, Mayo, Ulster
  1. barrier, block, balk, hindrance

    masculine
  2. bottleneck, trap

    masculine
  3. blocking, obstruction

    masculine
  4. constraint, handicap, impediment, encumbrance

    masculine
  5. stop

    masculine
  6. mattock

    masculine
  7. bend (in river, etc.)

    masculine
  8. step

    masculine
  9. stay (of proceedings)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish bacc (“angle, bend, corner”), from Proto-Celtic *bakkos (“hook”). The verb is from Old Irish baccaid (“hinders, prevents, impairs; lames”), from the noun.

verb/bˠɑk/Aran, Munster/bˠak/Cois-Fharraige, Mayo, Ulster
  1. to obstruct, block

    ambitransitive
  2. to interfere

    ambitransitive · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish bacc (“angle, bend, corner”), from Proto-Celtic *bakkos (“hook”). The verb is from Old Irish baccaid (“hinders, prevents, impairs; lames”), from the noun.

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