baothánta

Irish

Etymology

From baothán (“fool, simpleton”) +‎ -ta (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

baothánta

1. foolish; fatuous

Synonyms

• amadánta, baoth
• (foolish): amaideach, baosrach, bómánta, éaganta
• (fatuous): díchéillí

Derived terms

• baothántacht f (“foolishness; fatuity”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
baothánta	bhaothánta	mbaothánta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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