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bàthach

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Originally bà-theach, from +‎ teach, literally "cow's house".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bàthach m or f (genitive singular bàthaich or bàthcha, plural bàthaichean or bàthchannan)

  1. byre, cowshed

Declension

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Masculine declension:

Declension of bàthach (type I masculine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative bàthach bàthaichean
genitive bàthaich bhàthaichean
dative bàthach bàthaichean; bàthaichibh
definite
singular plural
nominative (am) bàthach (na) bàthaichean
genitive (a') bhàthaich (nam) bàthaichean
dative (a') bhàthach (na) bàthaichean; bàthaichibh
vocative bhàthaich bhàthaichean

obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Feminine declension:

Declension of bàthach (type Vc feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative bàthach bàthchannan
genitive bàthcha bhàthchannan
dative bàthaich bàthchannan
definite
singular plural
nominative (a') bhàthach (na) bàthchannan
genitive (na) bàthcha (nam) bàthchannan
dative (a') bhàthaich (na) bàthchannan
vocative bhàthach bhàthchannan
  • Alternative genitive singular: bàthchadh (Uist, Barra)

References

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