baothántacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• baothaíocht
• baothaireacht
• baothántaíocht

Etymology

From baothánta (“foolish; fatuous”) +‎ -acht (abstract nominal suffix).

Noun

baothántacht f (genitive singular baothántachta)

1. foolishness; fatuity

Declension

Declension of baothántacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative baothántacht Vocative a bhaothántacht Genitive baothántachta Dative baothántacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhaothántacht Genitive na baothántachta Dative leis an mbaothántacht don bhaothántacht

Synonyms

• amlógacht, amlóireacht, athbhaois, amadántacht, baoithe, leamhaireacht, leibideacht, óinmhideacht, óinsiúlacht, simpleoireacht, baois

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
baothántacht	bhaothántacht	mbaothántacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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