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Irish
Etymology
Possibly from arán bocht-tí (literally “bread of the poor-house”),[1] or alternatively from bácús (“bakehouse, bakery”)
Noun
bacstaí m (genitive singular bacstaí)
- boxty (potato pancake)
- Synonyms: cáca bacstaí, císte steaimpí, steaimpí
Declension
Descendants
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| bacstaí
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bhacstaí
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mbacstaí
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ Ayto, John (2012) The diner's dictionary : word origins of food & drink, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University ECB press, →ISBN, page 42
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