bóiricín

Irish

Alternative forms

• bóirichín

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare bórach (“bow-legged”, adjective).

Noun

bóiricín m (genitive singular bóiricín)

1. bow-leggedness
2. bow-legged person

Declension

Declension of bóiricín

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative bóiricín Vocative a bhóiricín Genitive bóiricín Dative bóiricín

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an bóiricín Genitive an bhóiricín Dative leis an mbóiricín don bhóiricín

Synonyms

• (bow-leggedness): gabhlánaí f
• (bow-legged person): bórachán m, gabhlaí m, scairíneach m

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bóiricín	bhóiricín	mbóiricín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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