Irish

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠakətʲ/ (before sé, sí, sibh, siad); /ˈbˠakəx/ (elsewhere)

Noun

bacadh m ‎(genitive singular bactha)

1. verbal noun of bac
2. balk, hindrance

Alternative forms

• bacachtáil f
• bacadáil f

Verb

bacadh

1. inflection of bac:
   1. past indicative autonomous
   2. past subjunctive analytic
   3. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

References

• "bacadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʰkəɣ/

Noun

bacadh m ‎(genitive singular bacaidh, plural bacaidhean)

1. verbal noun of bac
2. obstacle, obstruction, hindrance, restraint, act of hindering or preventing
3. delay
4. barrier (on level crossing)
5. cow dung

Derived terms

• bacadh-cadail

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9