bochtaineacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• bochtacht, bochtaine, bochtanacht, bochtanas

Etymology

From bocht (“poor”) +‎ -acht with a connecting syllable -ain- of unclear origin.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔxt̪ˠənʲəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔxt̪ˠənʲa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

bochtaineacht f (genitive singular bochtaineachta)

1. poverty
2. meanness
3. humiliation

Declension

Declension of bochtaineacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative bochtaineacht Vocative a bhochtaineacht Genitive bochtaineachta Dative bochtaineacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an bhochtaineacht Genitive na bochtaineachta Dative leis an mbochtaineacht don bhochtaineacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bochtaineacht	bhochtaineacht	mbochtaineacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bochtaineacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44