bóithrín

Irish

Etymology

From bóthar (“road”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠoːhəˈɾʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠoːhɾʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔːhɾʲinʲ/

Noun

bóithrín m (genitive singular bóithrín, nominative plural bóithríní)

1. Diminutive of bóthar
2. a small, quite often badly maintained track or lane, commonly found in rural areas.

Declension

Declension of bóithrín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bóithrín bóithríní Vocative a bhóithrín a bhóithríní Genitive bóithrín bóithríní Dative bóithrín bóithríní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bóithrín na bóithríní Genitive an bhóithrín na mbóithríní Dative leis an mbóithrín don bhóithrín leis na bóithríní

Descendants

• → English: boreen, bohereen, bohireen

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bóithrín	bhóithrín	mbóithrín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 48
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bóithrín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN