Biosáint

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Irish

Etymology

From Latin Bȳzantium, from Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion), from Βύζας (Búzas), the city's legendary founder.

Proper noun

an Bhiosáint f (genitive na Biosáinte)

  1. Byzantium (the Byzantine Empire)
    ealaín na BiosáinteByzantine art
    impire na BiosáinteByzantine emperor

Declension

Declension of Biosáintiam (fourth declension, no plural)

Usage notes

Used primarily in the genitive to mean Byzantine in the sense belonging or pertaining to the Byzantine Empire. When not modifying another noun, the full phrase Impireacht na Biosáinte or an Impireacht Bhiosántach is preferred.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Biosáint
radical lenition eclipsis
Biosáint Bhiosáint mBiosáint

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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