bothán

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See also: bothan

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish bothán (compare Scottish Gaelic bothan). By surface analysis, both +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /bˠəˈhɑːn̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔhɑːnˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈbˠɔhanˠ/

Noun

bothán m (genitive singular botháin, nominative plural botháin)

hut
Synonym: cró
cabin
Synonyms: bothóg, cábán
shack, shanty
shed
Synonyms: seid, cró

Declension

Declension of bothán (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	bothán	botháin
vocative	a bhotháin	a bhothána
genitive	botháin	bothán
dative	bothán	botháin

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an bothán	na botháin
genitive	an bhotháin	na mbothán
dative	leis an mbothán don bhothán	leis na botháin

Further reading

“bothán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bothán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “boṫán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 78
Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 47
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bothán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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