"ba" meaning in Irish

See ba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bˠɑ(h)/ [Munster], /bˠɑ/ [Connacht], /bˠa(h)/ [Connacht], [bˠaː] [Connacht, Cois-Fharraige], /bˠah/ [Ulster]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ga|cows}}, {{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 Categories (other): Irish particles Disambiguation of Irish particles: 41 27 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

IPA: /bˠə/, /bˠəj/ (note: before é, í, iad, ea), /bˠɔ/ [Munster, also]
Etymology: From Old Irish ba. Etymology templates: {{etymid|ga|was}}, {{inh|ga|sga|ba}} Old Irish ba Head templates: {{head|ga|particles|triggers lenition}} ba (triggers lenition) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ba [error-unrecognized-form], bha [error-unrecognized-form], mba [error-unrecognized-form], b’ [alternative], ab [alternative], badh [alternative, archaic], budh [alternative], dob [alternative], dob' [alternative]
  1. past/conditional affirmative of is Tags: triggers-lenition
    Sense id: en-ba-ga-particle-xSi4dB86
  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 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 16 35 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Related terms: is, , an, nach, , ar, arbv, gur, gurbv, b’v, níor, níorbhv, arbhv, nár, nárbhv, abv, gurbhv, gura, gurabv, nára, nárabv, cár, cárbv, cárbhv, cér, cérbv, cérbhv, dá mba, dá mb’v, dar, darbv, darbhv, faoinar, faoinarbv, faoinarbhv, inar, inarbv, inarbhv, lenar, lenarbv, lenarbhv, más, má ba, má b’v, mura, murabv, murar, murarbhv, ónar, ónarbv, ónarbhv, ós, ó ba, ó b’v, trínar, trínarbv, trínarbhv

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "faoinarbhv"
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      "word": "inar"
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      "word": "ónarbv"
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    {
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      "word": "ónarbhv"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ós"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ó ba"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ó b’v"
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      "word": "trínar"
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          "text": "Ba é Dónall an múinteoir.",
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          "english": "I would like a cup of tea.",
          "text": "Ba mhaith liom cupán tae.",
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      "ipa": "/bˠə/"
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      "ipa": "/bˠəj/",
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "má ba"
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    {
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      "word": "mura"
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    {
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      "word": "ó ba"
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      "word": "ó b’v"
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      "word": "trínar"
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        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "a man (who was) older than my father",
          "text": "fear ba shine ná m'athair",
          "translation": "a man (who was) older than my father",
          "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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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