baothán

Irish

Etymology

From baoth (“foolish”) +‎ -án (nominal suffix).

Noun

baothán m (genitive singular baotháin, nominative plural baotháin)

1. fool, simpleton
2. fop

Declension

Declension of baothán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative baothán baotháin Vocative a bhaotháin a bhaothána Genitive baotháin baothán Dative baothán baotháin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an baothán na baotháin Genitive an bhaotháin na mbaothán Dative leis an mbaothán don bhaothán leis na baotháin

Synonyms

• (fool, simpleton): gaimse, gamal, leib, óinmhid, pleidhce
  • (fool): amadán, abhlóir, breall, breallaire, breallán, brealsún, dallacán, dallamlán, dallarán, deargamadán, geoineach, glagaire, glaigín, leibide, óinseach, óinsín, pléiseam, pleota, slaimice
  • (simpleton): aerthóir, amaid, leadhbán, simpleoir, stualán
• (fop): aibhseoir, gaige, scóitséir

Derived terms

• baothánta (“foolish; fatuous”, adjective)

Related terms

• baothántacht f (“foolishness; fatuity”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
baothán	bhaothán	mbaothán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baothán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN