baothchaifeach

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
Positive singular plural
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

Further reading

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