baoth
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠeːh/[1], [bˠëːh]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /bˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠiː/, (older) /bˠɯː/[2]
- Homophone: buí (Connacht)
Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Irish báeth, baíd, baíth, bóeth (“foolish”), perhaps ultimately related to bás (“death”).
Adjective
[edit]baoth (genitive singular masculine baoith, genitive singular feminine baoithe, plural baotha, comparative baoithe)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | baoth | bhaoth | baotha; bhaotha2 | |
| vocative | bhbaoith | baotha | ||
| genitive | bbaoithe | baotha | baoth | |
| dative | baoth; bhaoth1 |
bhaoth; bhbaoith (archaic) |
baotha; bhaotha2 | |
| Comparative | níos bbaoithe | |||
| Superlative | is bbaoithe | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]baoth (genitive singular masculine baoith, genitive singular feminine baoithe, plural baotha, comparative baoithe)
- Alternative form of maoth (“soft”)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | baoth | bhaoth | baotha; bhaotha2 | |
| vocative | bhbaoith | baotha | ||
| genitive | bbaoithe | baotha | baoth | |
| dative | baoth; bhaoth1 |
bhaoth; bhbaoith (archaic) |
baotha; bhaotha2 | |
| Comparative | níos bbaoithe | |||
| Superlative | is bbaoithe | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| baoth | bhaoth | mbaoth |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 15, page 10
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 182, page 70
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “bàth”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish báeth, baíd, baíth, bóeth (“foolish, stupid, silly, thoughtless, reckless”), perhaps ultimately related to bàs (“death, demise”). However, compare Latin fatuus (“foolish, stupid”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]baoth
Synonyms
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