bochtán

Irish

Alternative forms

  • bochtánach

Etymology

From Old Irish bochtán (“pauper”).[1] By surface analysis, bocht +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

bochtán m (genitive singular bochtáin, nominative plural bochtáin)

  1. poor person, pauper, destitute person
  2. mean-spirited person

Declension

Declension of bochtán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bochtán bochtáin
vocative a bhochtáin a bhochtána
genitive bochtáin bochtán
dative bochtán bochtáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bochtán na bochtáin
genitive an bhochtáin na mbochtán
dative leis an mbochtán
don bhochtán 		leis na bochtáin

Mutation

Mutated forms of bochtán
radical lenition eclipsis
bochtán bhochtán mbochtán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bochtán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 12, page 16

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “boċtán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 104; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bochtán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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