baoth
Irish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠeːh/, [bˠëːh][1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /bˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠiː/, (older) /bˠɯː/
- Homophone: buí (Connacht)
Etymology 1
[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”).
Adjective
[edit]baoth (genitive singular masculine baoith, genitive singular feminine baoithe, plural baotha, comparative baoithe)
- foolish; fatuous
- vain, giddy
- (nautical, of boat) unsteady
- inclined to run (of colour)
- dull pale brown
Declension
[edit]Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
[edit]- (foolish, fatuous): amadánta, baothánta
- (foolish): amaideach, baosrach, bómánta, éaganta
- (fatuous): díchéillí
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]baoth (genitive singular masculine baoith, genitive singular feminine baoithe, plural baotha, comparative baoithe)
- Alternative form of maoth (“soft, tender; weak, enervate; moist; soppy, sentimental”)
Declension
[edit]Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
baoth | bhaoth | mbaoth |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28
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
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70
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
[edit]- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish terms with homophones
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- ga:Nautical
- ga:Colors
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives