báisteach
Appearance
Irish
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish báitsech, perhaps from the root of baithis (“top, crown”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]báisteach f (genitive singular báistí)
Declension
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Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- báisteach aigéadach (“acid rain”)
- cóta báistí (“raincoat”)
- maidhm bháistí (“cloudburst”)
- scáth báistí
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| báisteach | bháisteach | mbáisteach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “báitsech, báistech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 45, page 24
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “báisteaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 74; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “báisteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN