baoth
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠeːh/, [bˠëːh][1]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /bˠiː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /bˠiː/, (older) /bˠɯː/
- Homophone: buí (Connacht)
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish báeth, baíd, baíth, bóeth (“foolish, stupid, silly, thoughtless, reckless”), perhaps ultimately related to bàs (“death, demise”). However, compare Latin fatuus (“foolish, stupid”).
Adjective edit
baoth (genitive singular masculine baoith, genitive singular feminine baoithe, plural baotha, comparative baoithe)
- foolish; fatuous
- vain, giddy
- (nautical, of boat) unsteady
- inclined to run (of colour)
- dull pale brown
Declension edit
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | baoth | bhaoth | baotha; bhaotha² | |
| Vocative | bhbaoith | baotha | ||
| Genitive | bbaoithe | baotha | baoth | |
| Dative | baoth; bhaoth¹ |
bhaoth; bhbaoith (archaic) |
baotha; bhaotha² | |
| Comparative | níos bbaoithe | |||
| Superlative | is bbaoithe | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms edit
- (foolish, fatuous): amadánta, baothánta
- (foolish): amaideach, baosrach, bómánta, éaganta
- (fatuous): díchéillí
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
baoth (genitive singular masculine baoith, genitive singular feminine baoithe, plural baotha, comparative baoithe)
- Alternative form of maoth (“soft, tender; weak, enervate; moist; soppy, sentimental”)
Declension edit
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | baoth | bhaoth | baotha; bhaotha² | |
| Vocative | bhbaoith | baotha | ||
| Genitive | bbaoithe | baotha | baoth | |
| Dative | baoth; bhaoth¹ |
bhaoth; bhbaoith (archaic) |
baotha; bhaotha² | |
| Comparative | níos bbaoithe | |||
| Superlative | is bbaoithe | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| baoth | bhaoth | mbaoth |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baoth”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “bàth”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 70
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish báeth, baíd, baíth, bóeth (“foolish, stupid, silly, thoughtless, reckless”), perhaps ultimately related to bàs (“death, demise”). However, compare Latin fatuus (“foolish, stupid”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
baoth