baothchaifeach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From baoth (“foolish”) +‎ caifeach (“prodigal”); also analyzable as baothchaitheamh +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠiːˌxafʲa(x)/, (older) /ˈbˠɯːˌxãfʲa(x)/[1]

Adjective

baothchaifeach (genitive singular masculine baothchaifigh, genitive singular feminine baothchaifí, plural baothchaifeacha, comparative baothchaifí)

  1. profligate, prodigal

Declension

Declension of baothchaifeach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative baothchaifeach bhaothchaifeach baothchaifeacha;
bhaothchaifeacha2
vocative bhaothchaifigh baothchaifeacha
genitive baothchaifí baothchaifeacha baothchaifeach
dative baothchaifeach;
bhaothchaifeach1 		bhaothchaifeach;
bhaothchaifigh (archaic) 		baothchaifeacha;
bhaothchaifeacha2
Comparative níos baothchaifí
Superlative is baothchaifí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of baothchaifeach
radical lenition eclipsis
baothchaifeach bhaothchaifeach mbaothchaifeach

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 72

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