bóitheach

Irish

Etymology

From bó (“cow”) +‎ teach (“house”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔiha(x)/

Noun

bóitheach m (genitive singular bóithigh, nominative plural bóithigh)

1. cowshed, byre

   Synonym: cró beithíoch

Declension

Declension of bóitheach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative bóitheach bóithigh Vocative a bhóithigh a bhóitheacha Genitive bóithigh bóitheach Dative bóitheach bóithigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an bóitheach na bóithigh Genitive an bhóithigh na mbóitheach Dative leis an mbóitheach don bhóitheach leis na bóithigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bóitheach	bhóitheach	mbóitheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “bóiṫeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 75
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bóitheach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 58