bomaite

Irish

Alternative forms

• bumaite

Etymology

Alteration (either by dissimilation or by reinterpretation as an eclipsed form) of móimid, móimint (“moment”), from Latin mōmentum. Also a doublet of nóiméad.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠʌmˠətʲə/, /ˈbˠomˠətʲə/

Noun

bomaite m (genitive singular bomaite, nominative plural bomaití)

1. (Ulster) minute (unit of time)

   Synonym: (standard) nóiméad

Declension

Declension of bomaite

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative bomaite bomaití Vocative a bhomaite a bhomaití Genitive bomaite bomaití Dative bomaite bomaití

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an bomaite na bomaití Genitive an bhomaite na mbomaití Dative leis an mbomaite don bhomaite leis na bomaití

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bomaite	bhomaite	mbomaite
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “bomaite”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bomaite”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Kuninao Nashimoto (2020 March) ニューエクスプレスプラス アイルランド語 [New Express Plus Irish] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 17-19