bómánta

Irish

Etymology

From bómán +‎ -ta

Adjective

bómánta

1. dumb, stupid

   Synonym: amaideach

Declension

Declension of bómánta

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	bómánta	bhómánta	bómánta; bhómánta²
Vocative	bhómánta		bómánta
Genitive		bómánta	bómánta	bómánta
Dative	bómánta; bhómánta¹	bhómánta	bómánta; bhómánta²
Comparative	níos bómánta
Superlative	is bómánta

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• bómántacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bómánta	bhómánta	mbómánta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bómánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “bómánta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bómánta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024