bagad

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Breton bagad.

Noun

bagad (plural bagads)

  1. A Breton band composed of bagpipes, bombards, and drums.

Anagrams

Breton

Etymology

Originally "cluster," "bunch," from Middle Breton bagat, from Old Breton bacat, possibly ultimately borrowed from Latin baca (berry, pearl), or otherwise from its same ultimate source.[1]

Noun

bagad m

  1. bagad

Inflection

Mutation of bagad
unmutated soft aspirate hard
singular bagad vagad unchanged pagad
plural bagadoù vagadoù unchanged pagadoù

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bagad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧gad

Noun

bagad

  1. nature; the innate characteristics of a thing

French

Etymology

From Breton.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ɡad/
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)

Noun

bagad m (plural bagadoù or bagadou)

  1. bagad

Maranao

Verb

bagad

  1. to accumulate
    Synonym: baged

Welsh

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

bagad m or f (plural bagadau)

  1. cluster, bunch
    Synonyms: clwstwr, bwnsiaid, sypyn, tusw
  2. crowd, multitude, throng
    Synonyms: torf, llawer, llu, lliaws, mintai, ciwed

Mutation

Mutated forms of bagad
radical soft nasal aspirate
bagad fagad magad unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bagad”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bagad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies