bóithrín
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom bóthar (“road”) + -ín (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /bˠoːhəˈɾʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈbˠoːhɾʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɔːhɾʲinʲ/
Noun
editbóithrín m (genitive singular bóithrín, nominative plural bóithríní)
- diminutive of bóthar
- a small, quite often badly maintained track or lane, commonly found in rural areas.
Declension
editDeclension of bóithrín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Descendants
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
bóithrín | bhóithrín | mbóithrín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 48
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bóithrín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN