bá1, f. (gs. ~, pl. ~nna).1. Bay. (a) Bay in sea. ~nna agus cuanta, bays and harbours. (b)~ i seomra, i dtrinse, i monarcha, bay in room, in trench, in factory. 2. Expanse (of sea). 3. Strip (of thatch). 4. Swath.
bá2, f. (gs. ~). Sympathy, liking (le, for). Tá ~ agam leis, I like him. ~ ghaoil, kindred feeling; kinship.
bá3, m. (gs. as s. ~, as vn. ~ite).1. vn. of báigh1. 2. Drowning. S.a. poll15, 6.3. Immersion, inundation; submergence. 4. Quenching. ~ tarta, quenching of thirst. S.a. beach 3. 5. Ling: Elision.