"ba" meaning in Irish

See ba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bˠɑ(h)/ [Munster], /bˠɑ/ [Aran], /bˠa/ [Connemara, Mayo], /bˠah/ [Ulster]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|ga|noun forms|g=f-p}} ba f pl
  1. plural of bó Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of:
    Sense id: en-ba-ga-noun-JprP~si4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

IPA: /bˠə/, /bˠəj/ (note: before é, í, iad, ea), /bˠɔ/ [Munster, also] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ba [error-unrecognized-form], bha [error-unrecognized-form], mba [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Old Irish ba. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|ba}} Old Irish ba Head templates: {{head|ga|particles|triggers lenition}} ba (triggers lenition) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. past/conditional affirmative of is Tags: triggers-lenition
    Sense id: en-ba-ga-particle-xSi4dB86 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish particles Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 19 52 29 Disambiguation of Irish particles: 27 54 18
  2. past/conditional direct relative of is (used to introduce the comparative/superlative form of adjectives) Tags: triggers-lenition
    Sense id: en-ba-ga-particle-s26Yx5Nu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: b’ (used before a vowel sound except for the pronouns é, í, iad, ea) [affirmative], ab (english: used before a vowel sound) [relative], badh [archaic], budh (english: superseded), dob, dob' (english: dialectal equivalent of b’)
Etymology number: 2 Related terms: Main clauses, is, , an, nach, Direct relative clauses, Indirect relative clauses, ar, arbv, Other subordinate clauses, gur, gurbv, b’v, níor, níorbhv, arbhv, nár, nárbhv, abv, gurbhv, gura, gurabv, nára, nárabv, Simple copular forms, , cár, cárbv, cárbhv, , cér, cérbv, cérbhv, , dá mba, dá mb’v, de/do, dar, darbv, darbhv, faoi, faoinar, faoinarbv, faoinarbhv, i, inar, inarbv, inarbhv, le, lenar, lenarbv, lenarbhv, , más, má ba, má b’v, mura, murabv, murar, murarbhv, ó (english: prep.), ónar, ónarbv, ónarbhv, ó (conj.), ós, ó ba, ó b’v, trí, trínar, trínarbv, trínarbhv, Compound copular forms, v Used before vowel sounds

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        },
        {
          "english": "I would like a cup of tea.",
          "text": "Ba mhaith liom cupán tae.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "past/conditional affirmative of is"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "is",
          "is#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "triggers-lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a man (who was) older than my father",
          "text": "fear ba shine ná m'athair",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "past/conditional direct relative of is (used to introduce the comparative/superlative form of adjectives)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "relative",
          "relative"
        ],
        [
          "is",
          "is#Irish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "triggers-lenition"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bˠə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bˠəj/",
      "note": "before é, í, iad, ea"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bˠɔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster",
        "also"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "used before a vowel sound except for the pronouns é, í, iad, ea",
      "tags": [
        "affirmative"
      ],
      "word": "b’"
    },
    {
      "english": "used before a vowel sound",
      "tags": [
        "relative"
      ],
      "word": "ab"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "badh"
    },
    {
      "english": "superseded",
      "word": "budh"
    },
    {
      "word": "dob"
    },
    {
      "english": "dialectal equivalent of b’",
      "word": "dob'"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ba"
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: ba/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "ba"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "ba",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "ba"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "ba",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
  "path": [
    "ba"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "ba",
  "trace": ""
}

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