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bacach.

lame

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/bˠəˈkɑx/Munster/ˈbˠakəx/Connacht[ˈbˠaːkəx]Connacht, Cois-Fharraige/ˈbˠɑkɑ(x)/Ulster

  1. lame

  2. halting

    Béarla bacach
    Laidin bhacach
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish baccach (“lame; lame person”). By surface analysis, bac (“hindrance”) + -ach.

noun/bˠəˈkɑx/Munster/ˈbˠakəx/Connacht[ˈbˠaːkəx]Connacht, Cois-Fharraige/ˈbˠɑkɑ(x)/Ulster

  1. lame person

    masculine

  2. beggar

    masculine
    Ná bac le mac an bhacaigh is ní bhacfaidh mac an bhacaigh leat.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish baccach (“lame; lame person”). By surface analysis, bac (“hindrance”) + -ach.

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