bóitheach

Irish

Etymology

From bó (“cow”) +‎ teach (“house”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bóitheach m (genitive singular bóithigh, nominative plural bóithigh)

  1. cowshed, byre
    Synonym: cró beithíoch

Declension

Declension of bóitheach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative bóitheach bóithigh
vocative a bhóithigh a bhóitheacha
genitive bóithigh bóitheach
dative bóitheach bóithigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an bóitheach na bóithigh
genitive an bhóithigh na mbóitheach
dative leis an mbóitheach
don bhóitheach 		leis na bóithigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of bóitheach
radical lenition eclipsis
bóitheach bhóitheach mbóitheach

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, § 149, page 58

Further reading

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