bóithrín

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Irish

Etymology

From bóthar (“road”) +‎ -ín (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

bóithrín m (genitive singular bóithrín, nominative plural bóithríní)

  1. diminutive of bóthar
  2. a small, quite often badly maintained track or lane, commonly found in rural areas.

Declension

Declension of bóithrín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative bóithrín bóithríní
vocative a bhóithrín a bhóithríní
genitive bóithrín bóithríní
dative bóithrín bóithríní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an bóithrín na bóithríní
genitive an bhóithrín na mbóithríní
dative leis an mbóithrín
don bhóithrín 		leis na bóithríní

Descendants

  • → English: boreen, bohereen, bohireen

Mutation

Mutated forms of bóithrín
radical lenition eclipsis
bóithrín bhóithrín mbóithrín

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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